Drug Use Severity in Adolescence Affects Substance Use Disorder Risk in Adulthood

• By: The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• July 14th, 2022
• adolescents, illegal drug use, research, screening, substance use disorder, Summer 2022 Issue
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People who reported multiple symptoms consistent with severe substance use disorder at age 18 exhibited two or more of these symptoms in adulthood, according to a new analysis of a nationwide survey in the United States. These individuals were also more likely, as adults, to use and misuse...