What are the major risk factors for drug use during adolescence?
What will be an ideal response?
Student answers could include any of the following risk factors: age; a sensation-seeking personality; aggressiveness; impulsivity; poor behavioral control; problems with self-regulation, planning, organizing, and selective attention; a history of antisocial behavior and conduct problems; high levels of stress; having experienced physical or sexual abuse in childhood; witness to family or neighborhood violence; a family history of substance abuse; harsh parenting and/or permissive discipline from parents; poor parental monitoring; and having friends who use substances.
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pediatric settings? A) Sample representativeness. B) External validity. C) Access to hard-to-locate populations, such as preterm infants. D) How to keep track of your infants when they come back for "well baby" visits.