Adolescent Substance Use, Gender, and the Risk of Violent Behavior

By Carolyn Piver Dukarm, M.D., Robert S. Byrd, M.D., Peggy Auiner, M.S., & Michael Weitzman, M.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 2, 1999, Pages 3-4

Abstract:

Caroline Piver Dukarm, M.D. and her colleagues at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry investigate the relationship between illicit substance use and the prevalence of violent behavior among adolescents analyzing the differences in this relationship between adolescent males and females.

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Volume 6, Number 2, 1999

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