The Intensity of Adolescent Substance Use Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
These results point to a continued need for prevention policies and programs to achieve further reductions in adolescent cannabis and alcohol use. Current patterns of use are not yet at a hardened stage dominated by heavy users who struggle to quit, where further reductions in prevalence would be achieved primarily through cessation programs.
Authors
- Richard Miech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2812-1109)
Institutions
- Institute for Social Research (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108166
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Michigan
- National Institutes of Health
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan
- National Institute on Drug Abuse