Adolescent-onset substance use disorders predict young adult mortality.
This study determined whether adolescent-onset substance use disorders (SUDs) prospectively predicted early mortality. Among 870 adolescents, 21 young adulthood deaths were observed. Adolescent SUDs, as well as gender, ethnic group, hazardous substance use, and drug trafficking, predicted these deaths. Among African American males with SUDs, 23% died by age 25.
Clark
Duncan B
DB
Pittsburgh Adolescent Alcohol Research Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. clarkdb@upmc.edu
Martin
Christopher S
CS
Cornelius
Jack R
JR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology