A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reveals that childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in risky behaviours, including harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18. The research is led by the University of Bath and the University of São Paulo.
The study analysed data from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort in Brazil, which has tracked over 4,000 children living in southern Brazil from birth to age 18….
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