Background Drug abuse is detrimental, and excessive drug usage is a worldwide problem.
Drug usage typically begins during adolescence. Factors for drug abuse include a variety of …

Adolescence encompasses a sensitive developmental period of enhanced clinical
vulnerability to nicotine, tobacco, and e‐cigarettes. While there are sociocultural influences …

Background The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted
aspects of human life globally. Playing videogames has been encouraged by several …

Children learn language more easily than adults, though when and why this ability declines
have been obscure for both empirical reasons (underpowered studies) and conceptual …

El comportamiento epidemiológico de problemas de salud pública como el suicidio, la
depresión, la violencia sexual y el consumo de sustancias, entre otros, tienden al aumento …

Background Many studies have examined the negative impact on smartphone addiction in
adolescents. Recent concerns have focused on predictors of smartphone addiction. This …

Adolescence is a developmental period when physical and cognitive abilities are optimized,
when social skills are consolidated, and when sexuality, adolescent behaviors, and frontal …

The broad-based legalization of cannabis use has created a strong need to understand its
impact on human health and behavior. The risks that may be associated with cannabis use …

Background Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana are the most commonly used drugs by
adolescents in the US However, little is known about the patterning of early adolescent …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by suboptimal decisions and actions
that give rise to an increased incidence of unintentional injuries and violence, alcohol and …