Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort
Age at first alcohol and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict substance use in early adulthood when considered jointly in extensively adjusted models. These findings highlight the continued urgent need for public health interventions that address factors associated with early alcohol use and support adolescents who use alcohol in a high-risk manner given their elevated risk of progression to more serious substance use as adults.
Authors
- Cathal McCrory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6575-2367)
- Brian Galvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-1819)
- Anne Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-3476)
- Seán Millar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-8446)
- Bobby P. Smyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-5541)
- Margaret M. Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5390-8827)
- Cathal Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6599-9562)
- Noel McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-1017)
- Massimo Cavallaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-6024)
- Elizabeth Nixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8746-4390)
- Lina Zgaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-9703)
- Jo‐Hanna Ivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7723-8787)
- Deirdre Mongan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3616-4253)
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Health Research Board (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22262-w
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 44.63