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Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA & Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH
Vol. 37 Iss. 2 (2016)
The etiology and pathogenesis of substance use disorders are of bio-psycho-socioecological origin. The emergence of addiction within a particular individual occurs when there is an encounter between a person’s biological vulnerability and environmental influences—an encounter that starts very early in life, if not even in utero.1 Given the importance of early human life experiences on the onset and trajectories of substance use disorders, it is pivotal to understand, prevent, and treat addiction from a developmentally informed perspective.
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