adolescent substance use

collocation in English

meaningsofadolescent,substanceanduse

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adolescent
adjective
uk
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/
us
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/
being or relating to ...
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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 ofadolescent,substanceandusefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadolescent substance use

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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 toadolescentsubstanceuse.
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This model allowed for the examination of whether more proximal measures toadolescentsubstanceuse would better predict group membership compared to more distal measures.
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Strong support was found for a transactional pathway, starting with an association between deficits in both parenting support and control and subsequentadolescentsubstanceuse.
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Variables that have consistently been identified as related toadolescentsubstanceuse include parental behavior, peer competence, and behavior problems.
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These studies have found that the correlates ofadolescentsubstanceuse are different from those of problem use.
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The relation ofadolescentsubstanceuse to young adult autonomy, positive activity involvement, and perceived competence.
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A different pathway toadolescentsubstanceuse is suggested by studies that have compared abstainers and light/experimental or moderate users.
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Similarly, they suggested thatadolescentsubstanceuse will have negative effects on parent - child relationships and peer relationships.
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Although not the focus of this study, we found no unique effects ofadolescentsubstanceuse on later adult coping.
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Ultimately, we hope to assess the effects of the intervention on distal outcomes ofadolescentsubstanceuse and other problem behaviors.
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The relation ofadolescentsubstanceuse to young adult autonomy, positive activity involvement and perceived competence.
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The relation ofadolescentsubstanceuse to young adult autonomy, positive activity - involvement, and perceived competence.
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Dispositional features such as low self-esteem and poor coping have been frequently implicated to presageadolescentsubstanceuse.
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Several peer factors, as main effects, are, however, well-known contributors toadolescentsubstanceuse onset and its maintenance.
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Thus, parent alcoholism could provide a common diathesis underlying bothadolescentsubstanceuse and young adult negative outcomes.
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Thus, the substance use typologies used by previous research may not have accurately represented the complexity ofadolescentsubstanceuse involvement.
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Mostadolescentsubstanceuse research has used a variable-centered approach, which emphasizes variables as the main unit of analysis and interest.
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These findings suggest thatadolescentsubstanceuse and problem use may be linked to different developmental pathways.
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Moreover, despite the existing longitudinal literature onadolescentsubstanceuse, most studies have focused on the etiology of substance use rather than its consequences.
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