Alcohol & Other Drug Risk Factors
Community Risk Factors
- Drugs/Alcohol are easy to obtain
- Drugs/underage drinking laws are inadequate or poorly enforced
School Risk Factors
- Academic failure beginning in late elementary school
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Lack of commitment to school
Family Risk Factors
- Neutral or favorable parental attitude toward drug/alcohol use Neutral or favorable parental attitude toward drug/alcohol use
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A family history of substance abuse
Individual/Peer Risk Factors
- Shy, aggressive and irritable temperament at a young age
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Sensation seeking personality and behaviors
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Low sense of self-esteem
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Early alcohol, tobacco and other drug use
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Underestimation of the harm of drug/alcohol use
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Friends who use drugs/alcohol, who favor drug/alcohol use, and/or have anti-social norms or attitudes
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