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Adolescents with ADHD are more likely to use marijuana, according to the Royal Statistical Society in London. Rising high school freshmen and sophomores with ADHD who smoke weed infrequently may begin to increase their dependence on it. The report is called, Latent Transition Models with Latent Class Predictors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Subtypes and High School Marijuana Use.
A new study shows teen girls may use drugs in an attempt to form a stronger bond with their parents, particularly their fathers. Because interpersonal relationships are more important for girls it is harder for them to understand when relationships with parents deteriorate due to lack of emotional involvement. As a result the girl may feel abandoned and neglected and try to rebuild the relationship by drug usage. The report from the National Council on Family Relations is called Drug Use with Parents as a Relational Strategy for Incarcerated Female Adolescents.
New research reveals crime involving adolescent offenders is declining. Trends show a dramatic decrease in teens committing the worst violent crimes over the last 10-15 years. And despite media reports focused on younger teens, the average age of the juvenile delinquent has steadily increased over the past three decades. Violent offenses committed by teens are more likely to be misdemeanors rather than felonies, according to a study done by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice: Teenage Criminals Getting Younger and Younger? Exposing Another Urban Legend.
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