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Top Predictors of Substance Initiation in Youth Flagged
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By age 12 years, more than 14% of children have tried alcohol or tobacco, and religion, race, and income are the top predictors beginning to use these and other substances, new research suggests. Aside from sociodemographic parameters, risk factors for substance use initiation include prenatal exposure to substances…