Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Source: The NSDUH Report
A series of recent research reports has examined the characteristics associated with the development of dependence soon after the initiation of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogen use. These studies suggest that each drug class has a different trajectory from first use to cessation of use, continuation of use without dependence, or dependence upon the drug. (more…)
