The Life Insured being under the influence of, or the Life Insured abusing, any drugs, alcohol, narcotic or
psychotropic substance not prescribed by a registered medical practitioner;
This study was designed (1) to describe the consumption of
psychotropic substances among pre-adolescents with externalized disorders and (2) to identify the personal, family and social characteristics which differentiate those who have been introduced to
psychotropic substances from those who do
not consume them.