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  • Drug use beliefs found to be strongest predictor of youth substance use

    Mar 28, 2022 10:45 am by Marianne SteinResearch
    Researchers (from left) Allen Barton, Qiujie Gong, Naya Sutton, Jordan Davis, and Doug Smith

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    • Researchers (from left) Allen Barton, Qiujie Gong, Naya Sutton, Jordan Davis, and Doug Smith

    Many drug use prevention programs for youth focus on peer and family relationships, school connection, and self-confidence.. This study suggests another factor may be equally–or even more–influential: whether the youth believes drug use is wrong.