Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab

Substance abuse: Links
! Conflict with parents and family problems
! Impulsivity
! Stress
! Seems to serve as a coping mechanism,
other coping skills are lacking
! Deviance in adolescence is linked to low
self-esteem and conflict in the family
! Poor academic performance
! Difficult temperament
! Low SES, but less common among culturally
identified ethnic minorities
! Unemployment