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Origins and Pathways to Drug Abuse
Research Topics
Topics of interest in the area of origins and pathways to drug abuse include but are not limited to:
- Risk and Resilience including Similarities and Differences in the Genders
- Impact of Child Psychopathology and Child Interventions on Subsequent Drug Abuse
- Development of Children Growing Up in Drug Abusing Family & Neighborhood Environments (e.g., child abuse and neglect, HIV and early parental death)
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Impact of Age of Onset of Drug Use on Subsequent Development
- Behavioral Characteristics
- Temperament Features
- Basic Behavioral Research and Animal Models
- Gender, Age, Ethnic, and Racial Differences
- Methodological and Statistical Strategies for Longitudinal Studies
- The roles of the internet, television, movies, and popular music and culture (e.g., raves)
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