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Drugs as instruments from a developmental child and adolescent psychiatric perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Tobias Banaschewski ,
Dorothea Blomeyer ,
Arlette F. Buchmann ,
Luise Poustka ,
Aribert Rothenberger  and
Manfred Laucht
Tobias Banaschewski
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
Dorothea Blomeyer
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
Arlette F. Buchmann
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
Luise Poustka
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
Aribert Rothenberger
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. [email protected]
Manfred Laucht
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
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Abstract

Developmental, epidemiological, and neurobiological studies indicate that the adaptive and maladaptive functions, as well as immediate and long-term consequences of drug use, may vary by age. Early initiation seems to be associated with a reduced ability to use drugs purposely in a temporally stable, non-addictive manner. Prevention strategies should consider social environmental factors and aim to delay age at initiation.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 312 - 313
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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