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Emerging Adults and Risky and Dangerous Behaviors

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Emerging adulthood is a period of exploration. During this time experimentation in substance use, sexuality, and other risky and dangerous behaviors are common. These behaviors are examined, statistics regarding prevalence presented, and consequences discussed.

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Salvatore, C. (2018). Emerging Adults and Risky and Dangerous Behaviors. In: Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72766-0_6

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