Sensitive periods of substance abuse: Early risk for the transition to dependence

Sensitive periods of substance abuse: Early risk for the transition to dependence

Early adolescent substance use dramatically increases the risk of lifelong substance use disorder (SUD). An adolescent sensitive period evolved to allow the development of risk-taking traits that aid in survival; today these may manifest as a vulnerability to drugs of abuse. Early substance use inte...

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Main Authors: Chloe J. Jordan, Susan L. Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929316301931

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