TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Substance-Related Disorders in Adolescents A1 - Kaminer, Yifrah A1 - Simkin, Deborah R. A1 - Bagot, Kara S. A2 - Ebert, Michael H. A2 - Leckman, James F. A2 - Petrakis, Ismene L. PY - 2019 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 3e AB - According to the biobehavioral developmental perspective and trajectories of adolescent substance use and substance use disorders (SUD), adolescents have not yet reached adulthood and therefore cannot be considered as simply "miniature adults." In addition, during adolescence and young adulthood, between the ages of 12 and 25 years, the nucleus accumbens, which drives reward-seeking behaviors, develops earlier than the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for inhibitory and executive functioning. This leads adolescents to normatively seek out pleasurable activities, including high-risk sexual, driving, and substance-use experiences. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158263144 ER -