Substance use disorders emerged in middle adolescence and increased in frequency through the middle 20s, becoming by far the most common psychiatric problems reported by the study participants.26, 27 We have already shown that early conduct problems predicted
the onset of adolescent substance use disorders in this sample, 28,29 and it is not surprising that this is the aspect of behavioral problems that showed the intervention effect in young adulthood.
Not exact matches
The relationship between early age
of onset of initial
substance use and engaging in multiple health risk behaviors among young
adolescents
We chose this validated measure
of externalizing behavior, as opposed to other broader measures, as it takes into account those specific externalizing traits commonly comorbid with SUD (see Introduction, A Focus on Youths with Child /
Adolescent -
Onset Substance Use Problems).
In addition, clear differences between the predictor profiles confirmed that, compared to the abstainers and late
onset groups, the early
onset substance use group appeared to be at much higher risk for adverse childhood predictors (revealing a problematic profile), including lower levels
of parental knowledge about
adolescents» activities and self - esteem and higher levels
of novelty seeking and conduct disorder (Flory et al. 2004; Wanner et al. 2006).
Although rigorous randomized controlled trial research shows that the program in its current form appears highly efficacious in altering
adolescent substance use outcomes (delaying
onset of use, reducing abuse) and building protective factors in the form
of youth competencies, the only effects on parents that have been demonstrated are increases in the
use of specific parenting behaviors (Spoth and Redmond 2002; Spoth et al. 2002, 2004).