Parents Use Online Communities to Seek Guidance on Child Substance Use, Parental Use, and Family Substance Use Challenges: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posts
This study shows that parents turn to online forums like Reddit for advice related to substance use and their children. Understanding the kinds of questions parents have can help shape educational resources and public health messaging that directly addresses these concerns.
Authors
- Danny Valdez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-9881)
- D Litt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-7071)
- Jon-Patrick Allem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9135-8689)
- Jason B. Colditz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-841X)
- Samuel F. Acuff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-2639)
- Alex M. Russell
- John F. Kelly
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.25-00310
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 192.69