... age. Gardner and Steinberg looked at the differences between adolescent and adult groups and observed a "significant decline in both risk taking and risky decision making" as people entered adulthood. They also found that adolescent ability to consider the negative consequences of their decisions was impaired relative to adult capacities; they noted that the adolescent participants "focused more on ... ...

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... for young persons who are no longer able to live at home or have no homes. Services should be provided to deal with the difficult transition of young persons to adulthood, including special programs for young drug abusers that emphasize care, counseling, assistance and therapy. Voluntary organizations serving young people are to receive financial and other supports. Local youth organizations should ... ...

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