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Adolescent Substance Abuse: Risk Factors and Protective Factors

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38947-7

1557-8240

Larry H. Patton,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

The incidence of substance use and abuse by adolescents is influenced by multiple risk and protective factors, including genetic influences, predisposition, family and peer influences, individual personality traits, and societal influences. The potential opportunities for the pediatrician to alter evolving risk factors and to foster protective influences are discussed.