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Why Do People Use Alcohol/Drugs?

Sources:

Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1991, and Hawkins, J.D.; Catalano, R.F.; and Miller, J.W., "Risk and Protection Factors for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Adolescence and Early Adulthood," Psychological Bulletin, No. 112, 1992.