Drug use history as a moderator of the effects of virtuous orientation on the realization of drug harm in youth

Illicit drug use by youth has been recognized as a form a delinquency, leading to health and social risks. Strengthening virtuous orientation, including morally good traits that are learnable, to enhance their realization of drug harm has been one of the major components in the prevention of illicit drug use. Drug use history might trigger a cascading effect from cognitive impairment, decreased virtuous orientation, increased irrational thinking...