title: Risk factors leading to adolescent substance abuse.
abstract: The risk factors leading to adolescent substance abuse were examined to provide greater understanding of their influence. The risk factors were divided into four major categories: demographic, social, behavioral, and individual. Each category was broken down into its respective components, among which are ages of susceptibility; gender differences; the influences of family, peers, and environment; the influence of past use of substances; the relationship between substance abuse and other problem behaviors; and the relationships between substance abuse and academic achievement, psychological variables, and student employment. Background information on the prevalence of adolescent substance abuse is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Kennett Junior Senior High School, Conway, NH 03818-6164, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Beman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs