1. Pandemic-Related Changes in the Prevalence of Early Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use, 2020–2021: Data From a Multisite Cohort Study
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Pelham, William E, Tapert, Susan F, Zúñiga, María Luisa, Thompson, Wesley K, Wade, Natasha E, Gonzalez, Marybel R, Patel, Herry, Baker, Fiona C, Dowling, Gayathri J, Van Rinsveld, Amandine M, Baskin-Sommers, Arielle, Kiss, Orsolya, and Brown, Sandra A
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Paediatrics ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Substance Misuse ,Pediatric ,Pediatric Research Initiative ,Brain Disorders ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,Alcoholism ,Alcohol Use and Health ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Humans ,Adolescent ,Child ,Cohort Studies ,Prospective Studies ,Prevalence ,Pandemics ,COVID-19 ,Substance-Related Disorders ,history ,June 17 ,2022 ,Accepted February 26 ,Adolescence ,Alcohol ,Cannabis ,Nicotine ,Drugs ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Education ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Public Health ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences ,Psychology - Abstract
PurposeEvaluate changes in early adolescent substance use from May 2020 to May 2021 during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic using data from a prospective nationwide cohort: the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.MethodsIn 2018-2019, 9,270 youth aged 11.5-13.0 completed a prepandemic assessment of past-month alcohol and drug use, then up to seven during-pandemic assessments between May 2020 and May 2021. We compared the prevalence of substance use among same-age youth across these eight timepoints.ResultsPandemic-related decreases in the past-month prevalence of alcohol use were detectable in May 2020, grew larger over time, and remained substantial in May 2021 (0.3% vs. 3.2% prepandemic, p
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- 2023