TY - JOUR
T1 - Different lengths of times for progressions in adolescent substance involvement
AU - Ridenour, Ty A.
AU - Lanza, Stephanie T.
AU - Donny, Eric C.
AU - Clark, Duncan B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge that this manuscript and the research it describes were funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01 DA 00434, P50 DA 10075, P50 DA 05605) and the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (K02 AA 000291).
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - The present study examined Lengths Of Times for important transitions in substance involvement from Initiation to Regular use (LOTIR), first Problem from drug use (LOTIP), and first experience of Dependence (LOTID) for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and opiates. Data were from a longitudinal study of 590 children (22.2% female) at different levels of risk for substance use disorders based on their fathers' substance use-related diagnoses. Participants' substance involvement was assessed at four ages: 10-12, and follow-ups at two, five, and eight years later. Results suggested that faster transitions were more due to drug-related constructs (including possible social milieus of different drug classes and interactions between drug class and neurophysiology) than intrapersonal constructs. The shortest transition times (and greatest addictive liabilities) were for opiates followed respectively by cocaine, cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol. Females had shorter transition times, though gender differences were small. Some evidence was found for a familial influence on transition times above what was accounted for by differences between substances.
AB - The present study examined Lengths Of Times for important transitions in substance involvement from Initiation to Regular use (LOTIR), first Problem from drug use (LOTIP), and first experience of Dependence (LOTID) for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and opiates. Data were from a longitudinal study of 590 children (22.2% female) at different levels of risk for substance use disorders based on their fathers' substance use-related diagnoses. Participants' substance involvement was assessed at four ages: 10-12, and follow-ups at two, five, and eight years later. Results suggested that faster transitions were more due to drug-related constructs (including possible social milieus of different drug classes and interactions between drug class and neurophysiology) than intrapersonal constructs. The shortest transition times (and greatest addictive liabilities) were for opiates followed respectively by cocaine, cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol. Females had shorter transition times, though gender differences were small. Some evidence was found for a familial influence on transition times above what was accounted for by differences between substances.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.015
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 16677774
AN - SCOPUS:33646841072
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 31
SP - 962
EP - 983
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 6
ER -