Polygenic Risk for Substance Use Disorders as Predictors of Substance Use Initiation Among African American Youth
Findings largely indicate that PRSs for substance use disorders are not associated with age at initiation among African American youth. Parental monitoring may influence the association between cannabis use disorder PRS and age at cannabis initiation, but replication of our findings is warranted.
Authors
- Kenneth A. Feder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-3081)
- Nicholas S. Ialongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-5025)
- Dana B. Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2240-3604)
- Brion S. Maher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9809-0064)
- Justin C. Strickland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-0394)
- George R. Uhl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-7913)
- Jill A. Rabinowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-8032)
- David W. Sosnowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0007-7027)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Johnson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00397
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00