Abstract
The phenomenon of drug craving among adolescents with substance use disorders has been largely overlooked by addiction researchers. This study was designed to: (1) assess craving among adolescents with polysubstance use disorders (SUDs); and (2) examine the association between personality traits and craving among adolescents with SUDs. Craving was found to be amultidimensional phenomenon that demonstrated some degree of consistency across substances (in this case, marijuana and alcohol). Selected personality traits were associated with distinct components of craving; for example, adolescent substance users who obtained high sensation-seeking scores tended to crave the excitement associated with drug use. Adolescents who obtained high anxious-neuroticism scores tended to crave the experience of distress relief associated with drug use.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 101-124 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 6 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Craving
- Individual differences
- Personality
- Polysubstance use
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Education
- General Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health