Patterns of Drug Use from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: I. Periods of Risk for Initiation, Continued Use, and Discontinuation.

Kandel, Denise B.; Logan, John A.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Patterns of Drug Use from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: I. Periods of Risk for Initiation, Continued Use, and Discontinuation.

Kandel, Denise B.; Logan, John A.

American Journal of Public Health, v74 n7 p660-66 Jul 1984

The period of major risk for initiation to cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana is completed mostly by age 20, and to illicit drugs other than cocaine by age 21. Overall patterns are similar for both sexes, with men initiating all drugs (except prescribed psychoactives) at higher rates than women. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcoholic Beverages, Cohort Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Marihuana, Maturity (Individuals), Sex Differences, Smoking, Young Adults

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

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