Anywhere from 25 to 41 percent of teens and young adults have been arrested by the time they turn 23, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The study, which examined more than 7,000 youth, lasted for 11 years. “Those are alarmingly high numbers,” says Dr. Eugene Beresin, a child psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. “There are social, economic, educational and family risks associated with arrests; and we all have to be worried about that.” The study didn’t separate arrests by severity: For these researchers’ purposes, there was no separation between armed robbery and disturbing the peace. However, arrests for relatively minor offenses suggest other problems, ranging from drug addiction to abuse to psychological issues. “Pediatricians should be aware these arrests are a high prevalence occurrence,” says Robert Brame, a professor at the University of North Carolina and author of the study. “A report of an arrest could be a gateway to a broader conversation that’s going on.” (ABC News)