Young Adult Cannabis, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use in Washington State Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic
Prepandemic trends in cannabis and alcohol use continued through 2021, pointing to continuity in demand and supply, although the pandemic may have dampened cannabis use in 2020 for young adults aged <21 years. Decreases in nicotine use after 2019 may be partly due to restrictions on sales enacted in 2020 and warnings of COVID-19 risk linked to smoking and vaping. The findings point to the need for continued substance use prevention and treatment services during disruptive public health crises.
Authors
- Katarína Guttmannova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-3329)
- Griselda Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-4314)
- Jason R. Kilmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-9076)
- Isaac C. Rhew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-8776)
- Charles B. Fleming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-5706)
- Mary E. Larimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-2312)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJPM Focus
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100342
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Washington State University
- University of Washington
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development