Adolescent Substance Use: Protecting the Developing Mind
Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abuse: An Encyclopedia Entry Adolescent substance use, encompassing the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit or non-prescribed psychoactive drugs, represents a significant public health crisis with profound implications for neurodevelopmental trajectory and lifelong health outcomes. The period of adolescence, defined roughly between the ages of 10 and 19, is characterized by […]