Impact of a preventive intervention targeting childhood disruptive behavior problems on tobacco and
alcohol initiation from age 10 to 13 years
Parental factors such as parental monitoring and parental involvement are associated with delayed
alcohol initiation and lower levels of alcohol use by offspring (Ryan et al., 2010).
Not exact matches
«Adolescence is a critical risk period for
initiation of
alcohol use, and earlier onset of drinking is associated with greater risk of developing
alcohol abuse and dependence,» said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Commissioner of Health.
The lab focuses on healthy development of GABA in the frontal lobe during adolescence, and the impact of
initiation of
alcohol use.
We hypothesized that compared to post-exercise protein intake, co-ingestion of
alcohol would down - regulate translation
initiation signaling and decrease rates of MPS.
A recent survey by researchers at Alfred University revealed that about 23 percent of high school students said they used illicit substances such as
alcohol in
initiations, and three years ago, a young high school student nearly died in a Santa Fe hazing tradition.
Besides the risks associated with excess
alcohol intake, the underwriter also considers favorable historical items such as: active participation in Alcoholics Anonymous, voluntary
initiation of treatment, single period of treatment or hospitalization, maintenance of stable family life, sustained employment, financial solvency, and good health without reports of violence or arrests.
Sensitive periods for adolescent
alcohol use
initiation: Predicting the lifetime occurrence and chronicity of
alcohol problems in adulthood
Individual risk factors for perpetration include
alcohol and drug use, delinquency, empathic deficits, general aggressiveness and acceptance of violence, early sexual
initiation, coercive sexual fantasies, preference for impersonal sex and sexual - risk taking, exposure to sexually explicit media, hostility towards women, adherence to traditional gender role norms, hyper - masculinity, suicidal behavior, and prior sexual victimization or perpetration.
Trajectories of Adolescent
Alcohol Use by Gender and Early
Initiation Status.
Measures utilized include
initiation and current use of
alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.
Earlier
initiation of romantic relationships and more frequent
alcohol use were predicted by greater sociability and less impulsivity in childhood, higher quality friendships and greater peer acceptance in early adolescence, and a more mature appearance and physical attractiveness (among females) at age 13.
These associations were mediated, however, by earlier
initiation of romantic relationships and more frequent use of
alcohol in middle adolescence.
Globally, harmful
alcohol use is a major modifiable contributor to the burden of disease.1 The typical age of
initiation of
alcohol use is around mid-adolescence and for a significant minority of adolescents their
alcohol use will result in substantial harms, the most costly of which is
alcohol use disorder (AUD).2 Defined as a cluster of symptoms indicating continued
alcohol use despite significant problems, AUD is common and imposes a significant burden on the individual, their family and the wider society.
This is consistent with internalizing symptoms delaying
initiation of
alcohol use as suggested by findings of Sung et al. (2004).
We included randomized controlled trials that evaluated parent training interventions; reported youth
initiation or use of tobacco,
alcohol, or other illicit substances; and included adolescents aged 10 to 19.
The consumption of psychotropic substances among children with externalized disorders: Consumption portrait and characteristics associated with early
initiation to cigarettes,
alcohol and cannabis
High rates of use and early
initiation of
alcohol use have been linked to externalizing symptoms (e.g., Dodge et al. 2009; King et al. 2004), and this early starter pattern likely provides enough variability in early adolescence for internalizing problems to serve a protective function for youth elevated on externalizing symptoms.