Early drug use predicts later heavy use
Research suggests that the early first use of drugs is almost certainly ‘a major predictor’ of later heavy use
J Toumbourou and R Catalano, ‘Predicting Developmentally Harmful Substance Use’ in ed. T Stockwell et al., Preventing harmful substance use: the evidence base for policy and practice, John Wiley, 2005.
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Drugs Policy in the UK »Drugs Policy in the UK
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What drugs policy measures are open to the UK? »What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?
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Reduce demand for drugs »Reduce demand for drugs
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Improve drugs education »Improve drugs education
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Educate most vulnerable young people »Educate most vulnerable young people
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Identify potential drug misuse early »Identify potential drug misuse early
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Addressing causes early is effective »Addressing causes early is effective
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Early drug use predicts later heavy use
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