Citation

Alcohol Res. Health 2005; 28(3): 121-123.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19093685

Abstract

To better understand underage drinking and how it can be prevented, research is being conducted in a wide variety of disciplines--focusing on aspects such as risk and protective factors, biological processes underlying human development, and the impact of socioenvironmental and pharmacologic influences on these mechanisms. This article examines underage drinking from a developmental perspective, which seeks to identify critical developmental periods during which interventions may be especially useful. These critical periods can provide key opportunities to redirect the course of development and alter the life course trajectory of the individual.

Language: en