Co-occurring substance use and delinquent behavior during early adolescence: Emerging relations and implications for intervention strategies

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247744834_Co-Occurring_Substance_Use_and_Delinquent_Behavior_during_Early_AdolescenceEmerging_Relations_and_Implications_for_Intervention_Strategies

Abstract: Self-reported substance use and delinquent behavior were assessed yearly, 3 times beginning in the sixth or seventh grade, for a multiethnic sample of middle school students (n= 5,045). Both substance use and delinquent behavior became more prevalent across early adolescence, but only a small fraction of adolescents were using illicit substances at the end of the study.