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Newest firstIntroduction Adolescent substance use is high in the Caribbean. To inform policy and programming, it is necessary to understand these behaviors at the country level. However, little is known about adolescent substance use in small island states. For the first time, we determined the prevalence and correlates of adolescent substance use in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Methods We used secondary data from the…
Open article record in new tab ↗There is an accumulation of evidence linking adolescent cannabis use with variations in brain structure and function, however it remains poorly understood whether cannabis-associated variations in brain structure represent pre-existing risk factors or consequences of cannabis use. We investigated whether cannabis use propensity and within-person variations of cannabis use were associated with cortical thickness du…
Open article record in new tab ↗Polysubstance use is increasingly the norm among adolescents who use substances, yet research and clinical frameworks remain concentrated in single-substance models. This narrative conceptual editorial highlights key emerging literature on the conceptual inconsistencies and methodological challenges in polysubstance use research, particularly in the context of shifting cannabis legislation and adolescent vulnerabi…
Open article record in new tab ↗School-based health promotion is a key setting for fostering positive youth health behaviours. Digital and immersive technologies offer promising opportunities to engage young people. This study explores a virtual reality (VR) intervention designed to prevent alcohol, vaping, and cannabis use among secondary school students. The intervention allowed students to navigate realistic, branching scenarios simulating pe…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aims To test whether the total consumption model and its extension, the theory of collectivity, apply to adolescent cannabis use. We estimated: (1) whether the distribution of cannabis use frequency was stable over time; (2) whether changes in average cannabis use were mirrored across consumption quantiles; and (3) whether higher average use corresponds with a higher prevalence of high-frequency users. Design Repe…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background and objectives Adolescent substance use is a critical public health concern with significant long-term consequences, yet research on disparities by sexual orientation remains limited. Despite the unique stressors faced by sexual minority youth-particularly bisexual individuals-that increase their risk for substance use, most studies investigate disparities among older adolescents and adults. Using recen…
Background Neurodevelopmental models regard impulsivity as a central risk factor for adolescent substance use. However, the practical utility of impulsivity in predicting substance use is complicated by variability among measures that encompass multiple methods and theoretical domains. Prior research has been constrained by cross-sectional designs, small sample sizes, and/or the use of a narrow subset of impulsivi…
Open article record in new tab ↗Substance use and high-risk sexual behaviors remain pressing public health challenges among U.S. adolescents, with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana being the most used substances. While previous research has shown an association between substance use and risky sexual behavior, there is limited data on how these associations vary based on demographic modifiers such as race, sex, and sexual identity among sexually ac…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Positive expectancies of cannabis use effects, which are the beliefs about the anticipated positive effects of cannabis, are robust cognitive precursors of adolescent cannabis initiation and escalation. However, little is known about how sociodemographic, familial, and psychopathological factors predict positive expectancies of cannabis use effects or how these expectancies evolve across early adolescen…
Background Truancy, or unexcused school absenteeism, is linked to adolescent psychosocial and behavioral problems and may serve as a behavioral marker of developmental and ecological vulnerability. This study examined associations between truancy and psychosocial distress, violence, limited social support, and substance use among Filipino students. Methods Data were drawn from the 2019 Philippines Global School-Ba…
Open article record in new tab ↗Importance Adolescents are exposed to e-cigarette and cannabis content on social media. Understanding associations of these exposures with use and dual use of these products can guide regulations. Objective To assess whether adolescent exposure to e-cigarette and/or cannabis content on social media, including posts by various content creators, is associated with e-cigarette, cannabis, and dual use. Design, setting…
Background Adolescent problematic social media use (PSMU) has been increasing. Digital engagement has been associated with substance use, but little is known about the potential protective role of parents. We investigated whether screen and substance-related parental rules moderated the associations between (problematic) SMU and intake of tobacco, alcohol, hashish/marijuana, and laughing gas. Methods We used data…
Open article record in new tab ↗Adolescence is an immature but adventurous time period of exploration. Due to rapid developments of the brain with unbalanced release of neurotransmitters, adolescents are prone to impulsivity that may carry out potentially dangerous behaviors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of high school students have reported the use of cannabis or marijuana in 2019, and the tre…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Adolescents face numerous challenges that influence their sexual behaviors. Among these, bullying victimization is a critical yet understudied factor that may impact engagement in unprotected sex. This study investigated the correlates of condom use among school-going Thai adolescents, with a main focus on bullying victimization. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of the Global School-based Stud…
Open article record in new tab ↗Importance Substance use is a leading cause of burden of disease worldwide. Selective prevention programs can help reduce the development of problematic substance use and disorders. Objective To examine effects of a selective, personality-targeted substance use prevention program on alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, nonmedical opioid, and illicit polysubstance use among adolescents with elevated levels of personality tr…
Open article record in new tab ↗Purpose A model is proposed in which longitudinal changes in adolescents' dispositions increase age-related risk for the onset of substance use. Method Pooled surveys from 25 longitudinal studies were examined. Disposition was calculated from eight variables: use intentions; refusal intentions; attitudes; positive consequence beliefs; beliefs about negative consequences; descriptive peer normative beliefs; injunct…
Open article record in new tab ↗Childhood callous-unemotional (CU) traits are associated with a neurocognitive response style of high reward and low punishment sensitivity, which may make these children particularly vulnerable to substance misuse. However, the mechanisms explaining the link between CU traits and substance use are poorly understood. This study investigated the mediating influences of reward and punishment sensitivity on the assoc…
Background Adolescent substance use (alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarette, marijuana, and other illegal drug use) is a growing public health concern in Latin America. In Central America, Costa Rica consistently reports among the greatest rates of alcohol and marijuana use among secondary school students in the region. However, nationally representative, peer-reviewed studies examining prevalence and etiologic factors rem…
Open article record in new tab ↗Parental warmth during the transition from childhood to adolescence is a key protective factor against a host of adolescent problems, including substance use, maladjustment, and diminished well-being. Moreover, adolescents and parents often disagree in their perceptions of parenting quality, and these discrepancies may confer risk for problem outcomes. The current study applies latent profile analysis to a sample…
Adolescent substance use can have a significant negative impact on life trajectories. Therefore, identifying factors associated with adolescent substance use is important. Previous research has identified parental religiosity as a factor associated with lower adolescent substance use. However, these studies suffered from a number of limitations and are often focussed on US samples, which limit the generalisability…
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