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| The legal term for actions by juveniles that violate the law. |
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| Serious violations of the law, so called because they are included on official indexes of criminal activity. |
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| Instrumental substance use |
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| Taking a drug as a means to reach some socially acceptible goal, such as relieving pain or falling asleep. |
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Recreational substance use |
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Taking a drug in order to experience the effects of the drug. |
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| The idea that the use of relativity mild illicit drugs, such as marijuana, makes it more likely that a person will go on to use more dangerous hard drugs. |
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| A mood disturbance marked by lengthy periods of deep sadness. |
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