Predictors of initiation of nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine use: Results of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).

CONCLUSIONS: Although the age of substance use initiation varies by substance, in more than 50% of cases initiation of use occurs in the first two decades of life. Although most risk factors for substance use initiation are common across substances, some are substance-specific. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This information may help in the development of empirically-based preventive interventions. (Am J Addict 2018;XX:1-8). PMID: 30088294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal on Addictions - August 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Blanco C, Flórez-Salamanca L, Secades-Villa R, Wang S, Hasin DS Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research