In a nationwide, sociodemographically diverse, prospective longitudinal sample of U.S. youth in early adolescence (N = 7,842), how did alcohol use change over the first 6 months since COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were first issued in the U.S.?
Fewer young adolescents were using alcohol during this period, but more were using nicotine and prescription drugs.
Pelham WE 3rd, Tapert SF, Gonzalez MR, McCabe CJ, Lisdahl KM, Alzueta E, Baker FC, Breslin FJ, Dick AS, Dowling GJ, Guillaume M, Hoffman EA, Marshall AT, McCandliss BD, Sheth CS, Sowell ER, Thompson WK, Van Rinsveld AM, Wade NE, Brown SA. Early Adolescent Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Survey in the ABCD Study Cohort. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Sep;69(3):390-397. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.06.015. PMID: 34452728; PMCID: PMC8768966.
Contributed by: Kristine Nanagas, MD