Published online July 1, 2008
PEDIATRICS Vol. 122 No. 1 July 2008, pp. 209-210 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1013)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Conduct Disorder–Alcohol Link: Implications for Prevention Strategies: In Reply

Monica H. Swahn, PhD
Institute of Public Health and the Partnership for Urban Health Research
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-3995

Robert M. Bossarte, PhD
Department of Community Medicine
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506

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Identifying and treating conduct disorder (CD), as Dr Modesto-Lowe suggests, may be one strategy for preventing early alcohol initiation by addressing the link between CD and alcohol use.1–3 However, because the prevalence of CD is low (1%–4% of 9- to 17-year-olds)1 relative to early alcohol use, efforts that focus . . . [Full Text of this Article]