Pandemic-Related Changes in the Prevalence of Early Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use, 2020–2021: Data From a Multisite Cohort Study
Pelham W, Tapert S, Zúñiga M, Thompson W, Wade N, Gonzalez M, Patel H, Baker F, Dowling G, Van Rinsveld A, Baskin-Sommers A, Kiss O, Brown S. Pandemic-Related Changes in the Prevalence of Early Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use, 2020–2021: Data From a Multisite Cohort Study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2023, 73: 338-346. PMID: 37191599, PMCID: PMC10186567, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic-related increasesPrescription drug misuseSubstance useDrug misuseAlcohol useProspective nationwide cohortInhalant useCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicMultisite cohort studyPast-month prevalenceDisease 2019 pandemicCognitive Development StudyPandemic-related changesNationwide cohortAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyCohort studyEarly adolescent substance usePrepandemic levelsNicotine useDrug useAdolescent substance usePast-month alcoholEarly adolescent alcoholPrevalenceAge 11.5