adolescence

Community Violence Exposure and Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder and Healthy Controls

Scientific article

6 November 2017

Exposure to community violence through witnessing or being directly victimized has been associated with conduct problems in a range of studies. However, the relationship between community violence exposure (CVE) and conduct problems has...

Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Adolescent Binge Drinking & Implications for Interventions

Scientific article

22 December 2017

Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...

Early Cannabis Use and Its Relation to the Development of Psychiatric Disorders

Scientific article

Abstract: Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Both an early cannabis use onset and the amount used contribute to the risk of suffering mental disorders in adulthood. Objective: Review longitudinal studies...

The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks

Book

17 December 2017

‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...

Exercise in the Treatment of Youth Substance Use Disorders: Review and Recommendations

Scientific article

17 October 2017

SUMMARY Substance use disorders are one of the most common and debilitating mental health conditions experienced by youth, and several well-established risk factors exist that contribute to the development and persistence of SUDs...

Delinquency and Substance Misuse Among US Teens See Significant Decline

Scientific article

29 October 2017

12- to 17-year-olds in the US are now far less likely to misuse alcohol, nicotine and illegal drugs. The same age group is also less prone to delinquent behaviours, such as stealing and fighting than the generation before. This is according...

Alcohol Binge Drinking and Executive Functioning during Adolescent Brain Development

Scientific article

4 October 2017

Alcohol consumption in adolescents causes negative effects on familiar, social, academic life, as well as neurocognitive alterations. The binge drinking (BD) pattern of alcohol is characterized by the alternation of episodes of heavy...

The Brain of Binge Drinkers at Rest

Scientific article

14 September 2017

Background: Previous studies have reported anomalous resting brain activity in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of alcoholics, often reflected as increased power in the beta and theta frequency bands. The effects of binge drinking, the most...

Energy Drinks, Drug Use and the Developing Brain

Scientific article

7 September 2017

New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that university students who regularly consume energy drinks are more likely to develop alcohol use disorders later in life. The same students are also at greater...

Heavy Drinking and the Adolescent Brain

Scientific article

14 August 2017

During adolescence, the brain is still maturing. This includes not only biological, but also psychosocial behavioural development. So, what are the effects of heavy drinking on the adolescent brain? This question is the focus of a...