Co-occurring social-emotional issues may increase substance use among adolescent boys

By Tan K. – Healio 12/28/2018

“…Beginning in sixth grade, boys with co-occurring social, learning, anxiety and conduct problems were at increased risk for aggressive behavior and substance use through eighth grade, according to study findings published in the Journal of Early Adolescence. …”

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