EurekAlert : reported that Aggression disorder linked to greater risk of substance abuse

The findings suggest that a history of frequent, aggressive behavior is a risk factor for later substance abuse, and effective treatment of aggression could delay or even prevent substance abuse in young people. While substance abuse, like excessive drinking, can clearly make aggressive behavior worse, the onset of IED almost always precedes the development of chronic substance abuse. It is often first diagnosed in adolescents, some of whom are as young as 11, years before substance abuse problems usually develop. Coccaro and his team found that IED preceded substance abuse in 92.5 percent of the cases where subjects developed both disorders. They found that as the severity of aggressive behavior increased, so did levels of daily and weekly substance use.

Community approach to target teen substance abuse in Fountain

Rather, public health officials saw Fountain as most likely to be successful in implementing such a program. El Paso County Public Health will lead the effort, using a $140,000 grant that ends June 30. Fountain wasn't chosen due to its rates of youth substance use, because such localized data doesn't exist, Bailey said. In every case, organizers will implement the Communities that Care program - a research-based public health model that involves most of a community's core youth institutions. "It's not just working with school officials or just working with families or just working with mental health care professionals," Bailey said.

State funds new regional groups to prevent substance abuse

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