Stressful life events and adolescent drug use: Moderating influences of the MAOA gene

John M. Stogner and Chris L. Gibson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 5, 357-363

Abstract: Though stressful life events appear to impact the likelihood and frequency of substance use among adolescents, these effects are often varied and inconsistent. We suggest that the polymorphic MAOA gene may be partially responsible for variable susceptibility to environmental pressures and substance use. More specifically, we hypothesize that adolescents possessing low activity alleles for the MAOA genotype are more likely to respond to stressful life experiences by initiating substance use.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.003

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