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Identify and discuss four of the seven key reasons why youths take drugs as presented in the text.
 
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Under the Daubert standard, what is the lynchpin to admissibility?
 
  a. probability
  b. validity
  c. circumstance
  d. reliability



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Answer to Question 1

Social disorganization: Poverty, growing up in disorganized urban environment
Peer pressure: Associating with youths who take drugs
Family factors: Poor family life, including harsh punishment, neglect
Genetic factors: Parents abuse drugs
Emotional problems: Feelings of inadequacy; blaming others for failures
Problem behavior syndrome: Drug use just one of many problem behaviors
Rational choice: Perceived benefits, including relaxation, greater creativity

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