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Recently, researchers have been studying the etiology of drug abuse by sampling large numbers of adolescents, assessing a wide range of psychosocial characteristics, and applying multivariate statistical methods to determine which combination of the characteristics best explains initiation or extent of drug use (Jessor & Jessor, 1978; Kandel, Treiman, Faust, & Single, 1976; Segal, Huba, & Singer, 1980b; Smith & Fogg, 1978; Pandina & Schuele, 1983). While some intriguing convergences have occurred among the findings of these studies, some puzzling discrepancies have also been noted. In the past, such discrepancies could be explained by problems in research design, but current studies are well designed and executed. Consequently, the field is now faced with the challenge of integrating disparate findings.
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Bry, B.H. (1989). The Multiple Risk Factors Hypothesis: An Integrating Concept of the Etiology of Drug Abuse. In: Einstein, S. (eds) Drug and Alcohol Use. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0888-9_3
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