Emerging research discovers adolescents with severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems have a very low regard for other individuals. Their lack of sensitivity exceeds normal adolescent ego-centric behavior and can compromise proven rehabilitation methods.
In the study, developmental psychologist Maria Pagano Ph.D., found adolescents with severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems often express their low regard for others by higher rates of driving under the influence and having unprotected sex with a history of sexually transmitted disease.
Her findings also showed that they are less likely to volunteer their time helping others, an activity that she has been shown to help adult alcoholics stay sober.
The study was published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.
[For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...f-others/101206.html]
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