A student who was doing well academically last year is doing poorly this year. He has new friends who use drugs. His single father recently started smoking marijuana in front of him occasionally. His mother died of a drug overdose two years ago. What factors put this student at risk for substance abuse?
A) Academic failure school), friends' attitudes toward and use of substances peer), family history of substance abuse family)
B) Perception of risk of substance abuse individual), sensation- seeking individual), friends' attitudes toward and use of substances peer)
C) Academic failure school), friends' attitudes toward and use of substances peer), parental attitude toward and use/abuse of substances family)
D) Drug availability community), lack of parental supervision family), coping strategy to survive family system family)

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The student is at risk due to academic failure (a change in school performance), his friends' attitudes toward and use of substances (peer influence), and his father's attitude toward and use of substances (family influence), especially considering his mother's history.

A Student Who Was Doing Well Academically Last Year Is