substance use

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstanceanduse

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substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
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use
noun
uk
/juːs/
us
/juːs/
a purpose for which something ...
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(Definition ofsubstanceandusefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstance use

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The strongest links were for parents' containment in reaction to discoveredsubstanceusein relation to teens' actual levels of use.
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Although these groups of adolescents were similar in that they abstained fromsubstanceuse, their reasons for abstaining were unique to each group.
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These results suggest that twin studies ofsubstanceuseare unlikely to be biased and may be safely extrapolated to more typical non-twin family relationships.
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These consistencies with prominent theories of adult alcoholism suggest that some aspects of theories of adult alcoholism may be usefully applied to adolescentsubstanceuse.
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Hypotheses were that associations between self-reported psychopathology andsubstanceusewould be stronger among affluent, suburban youth than among their inner-city counterparts.
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Forsubstanceuse, differential effects by substance type could have been masked by use of the globalsubstanceusescore.
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This stability included the areas of relationships with peers and parents, and alsosubstanceuseand self-esteem.
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The investigation examined whether self-esteem in midadolescence was related to later mental health,substanceuse, and life and relationship outcomes.
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In this paper we have emphasized the many similarities between ethnic groups in the predictors and models ofsubstanceuse.
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Our second question concerned whether the strengths of the associations betweensubstanceusediffered for frequency and severity.
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For example, with respect tosubstanceuse, individuals are not simply passive recipients of permissive or restrictive environments.
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First,substanceusewas more strongly related to diverse self-reported problems among suburban youth than among inner-city youth (as hypothesized).
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Predicting serious delinquency andsubstanceuseamong aggressive boys.
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Delinquency and internalizing problems associated with persistent juvenilesubstanceusebetween ages 7 and 18.
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Further, for those who engage in both behaviors, progressions insubstanceuseand in delinquency do not occur independently over time.
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On externalizing indices, females reported highersubstanceuseand teacher-reported inattentiveness than males, yet fared better than males on delinquency and school grades.
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Preventing childhood disorders,substanceuse, and delinquency (pp. 90 - 110).
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A higher level of internalizing problem behavior predictedsubstanceuseabstinence compared to other patterns ofsubstanceuse.
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The impact of high schoolsubstanceuseon choice of young adult living environment and career direction.
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