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Download full textBempechat, Janine; And Others – 1989
Drug and alcohol abuse and teenage pregnancy are two behaviors manifested by at-risk children that are both a cause and a result of their lack of success in school and possible subsequent dropping out. The distinction between substance use and abuse may be determined using the following criteria: (1) age of onset; (2) physiological responses; (3)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth
