Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12, P. 100252 - 100252
Published: June 30, 2024
Most
young
adults
naturally
mature
out
of
high-risk
substance
use
patterns,
but
it
is
important
to
identify
factors
that
may
impede
normative
declines.
Use
alcohol
and
cannabis
simultaneously
(i.e.,
simultaneous
marijuana/cannabis
[SAM])
cross-sectionally
associated
with
concerns,
SAM
increases
acute
risks
at
the
daily
level.
However,
less
known
about
long-term
and,
specifically,
how
relates
maturing
use.
Using
four
consecutive
years
survey
data
from
who
reported
(N=409;
1636
responses;
aged
18–25
baseline),
we
first
estimated
age-related
changes
in
symptoms
disorder
(AUD/CUD)
using
multilevel
growth
modeling.
Findings
supported
a
process,
as
both
AUD
CUD
symptom
severity
significantly
declined
across
adulthood,
on
average
(4
%
5
per
year
respectively,
significant
acceleration).
Cross-level
interactions
tested
whether
participants'
mean
frequency
all
timepoints
moderated
trajectories
AUD/CUD
severity.
Significant
indicated
that,
relative
less-frequent
use,
participants
more
frequent
showed
steep
declines
(1
decrease
vs.
6
year)
(0
7
year);
thus,
was
slower/delayed
hazardous
highlight
be
correlate
or
risk-factor
for
prolonged
during
adulthood
deviations
processes.
Alcohol research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
44(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
PURPOSE:Growing
evidence
supports
sleep
and
circadian
rhythms
as
influencing
alcohol
use
the
course
of
disorder
(AUD).Studying
sleep/circadian-alcohol
associations
during
adolescence
young
adulthood
may
be
valuable
for
identifying
sleep/circadian-related
approaches
to
preventing
and/or
treating
AUD.This
paper
reviews
current
prospective
between
sleep/circadian
factors
involvement
with
an
emphasis
on
effects
use.
SEARCH
METHODS:The
authors
conducted
a
literature
search
in
PsycInfo,
PubMed,
Web
Science
using
terms
"sleep"
"alcohol"
paired
"adolescent"
or
"adolescence"
"young
adult"
"emerging
adult,"
focusing
title/abstract
fields,
restricting
English-language
articles.Next,
was
narrowed
articles
prospective/longitudinal
experimental
design,
sleep-related
measure
predictor,
alcohol-related
outcome,
confirming
primarily
adolescent
adult
sample.This
step
completed
by
joint
review
candidate
article
abstracts
two
authors.SEARCH
RESULTS:
The
initial
resulted
720
articles.After
abstracts,
list
27
reporting
observational
longitudinal
studies
three
intervention
trials.Noted
potential
inclusion
were
35
additional
that
reported
predictors
sleeprelated
outcomes,
moderators
mediators
sleep-alcohol
associations.Additional
identified
via
relevant
reference
lists
prior
exposure
based
authors'
previous
work
this
area.DISCUSSION
AND
CONCLUSIONS:
Overall,
range
sleep/
characteristics
predicting
development
problems.Although
treatment
adolescents
adults
engaging
regular
heavy
drinking
show
can
improved
those
individuals,
well
potentially
reducing
craving
consequences,
no
any
age
group
have
yet
demonstrated
improving
reduces
behavior.Notable
limitations
include
relatively
few
only
studies,
insufficient
consideration
different
assessment
timescales
(e.g.,
day-to-day
vs.
years),
multidimensional
nature
sleep,
paucity
objective
measures
rhythms,
how
demographic
variables
influence
associations.Examining
such
moderators,
particularly
related
minoritized
identities,
further
investigation
putative
mechanistic
pathways
linking
are
important
next
steps.
Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
47(5), P. 996 - 1009
Published: March 29, 2023
Abstract
Background
The
Acquired
Preparedness
Model
(APM)
posits
that
highly
impulsive
individuals
develop
stronger
positive
alcohol
expectancies,
which
in
turn
predicts
heavier
drinking.
However,
most
acquired
preparedness
studies
have
focused
solely
on
between‐person
relations,
despite
the
theory
suggesting
there
are
potential
developmental‐specific
within‐person
relations.
Thus,
current
study
tested
APM
from
late
adolescence
into
adulthood,
while
disaggregating
within‐
Methods
Data
come
a
multigenerational
of
familial
use
disorder
(
N
=653)
spanning
three
waves
5
years
apart.
Participants
reported
their
lack
conscientiousness,
sensation
seeking,
and
binge
drinking
at
each
wave.
First,
missing
data
techniques
were
used
to
create
“ghost
timepoint,”
allowing
specification
four
timepoints
representing
(age
18
20),
emerging
adulthood
21
25),
young
26
29),
30
39).
Second,
Random‐Intercept
Cross‐Lagged
Panel
relations
among
variables.
Results
At
level,
lower
conscientiousness
seeking
correlated
with
higher
expectancies
more
There
no
prospective
expectancies.
increases
during
predicted
adult
drinking,
adolescent
respectively.
Similarly,
Binge
did
not
reciprocally
predict
seeking.
Conclusions
Findings
suggest
effects
may
be
between
persons
rather
than
within
persons.
several
observed,
outside
discussed
terms
prevention.
Health Expectations,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(1), P. 318 - 328
Published: Nov. 9, 2022
There
are
global
calls
for
better
understanding
of
substance
use
disorder
(SUD)
to
inform
prevention,
risk
reduction
and
treatment
this
relapse-prone
disorder.
Our
aim
in
article
is
understand
the
pathways
recovery
youth
Assam,
India
who
have
suffered
SUD.We
recruited
15
participants
(11
men
4
women)
via
two
rehabilitation
facilities.
All
addicts-in-recovery
aged
19-24
years.
Material
was
generated
through
photo-led
interviews,
analysed
using
an
inductive
variant
thematic
analysis
resulting
model
refined
expert
participant
checks.We
present
a
multiroute,
multidirectional
pathway
model.
It
has
three
phases,
Recreational
Use,
Addiction
(Relaxed,
Chaotic,
Strategic)
Supported
Recovery,
each
phase
consisting
cycling
between,
or
transitioning
through,
series
stages.The
enhances
psycho-socio-cultural
insights
into
experience
recovery,
informs
prevention
misuse
Assam.
This
first
its
kind
important
public
health
resource.
We
discuss
possible
transferability
wider
range
contexts.The
presented
interviews
with
addicts-in-recovery.
Four
these
addicts-in-recovery,
mental
service
providers,
conducted
checks
leading
improvement.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
256, P. 111117 - 111117
Published: Feb. 3, 2024
Research
has
documented
high
rates
of
alcohol
and
cannabis
use
among
emerging
adults
experiencing
homelessness.
However,
little
is
known
about
trajectories
over
time
or
how
are
associated
with
functioning
(e.g.,
risk
behaviors,
mental
physical
health,
social
functioning,
economic
well-being).
Data
come
from
a
cohort
18-25
year
olds
homelessness
who
were
surveyed
5
times
24
months.
Parallel
process
growth
mixture
models
used
to
model
heterogeneity
in
across
the
timepoints,
which
allowed
for
extraction
classes
based
on
both
trajectories.
Classes
compared
demographics
at
baseline
24-months.
Two
trajectory
emerged:
moderate
decreasing
low
stable
(75%
sample)
heavy
(25%
sample).
The
class
reported
significantly
higher
likelihood
any
non-cannabis
drug
24-months,
as
well
greater
depression
ailments
In
addition,
24-months
this
had
marginally
positive
screen
least
anxiety
being
recently
unhoused.
effects
continued
co-use
multiple
domains
behavior,
health)
highlight
importance
coordinated
systems
approach
that
addresses
often
complex
interrelated
challenges
facing
history
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
37(2), P. 341 - 352
Published: Nov. 17, 2022
Planned
and
unplanned
substance
use
have
been
examined
as
predictors
of
heavier
alcohol
cannabis
problems
at
the
between-person
level.
However,
it
remains
unclear
whether
planned
versus
is
riskiest
day-level,
for
whom.
The
present
study
tested
day-level
were
associated
with
higher
consumption
negative
consequences
that
day
two
impulsive
traits,
lack
premeditation
positive
urgency,
moderated
associations.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
31(4), P. 780 - 785
Published: Nov. 10, 2022
Emerging
adult
alcohol
and
cannabis
co-use
is
on
the
rise
enacts
risk
for
misuse/alcohol
use
disorder
(AUD).
However,
few
studies
have
differentiated
whether
levels
of
(rather
than
any
use)
moderate
between-person
risk.
Considering
low-frequency
co-users
may
both
substances
via
substitution,
low-risk/frequency
not
enact
same
AUD
as
higher
co-use.
The
present
study
sought
to
test
this
assertion.
Public
access
data
emerging
adults
from
National
Study
Drug
Use
Health
were
used
(2002-2019;
Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
47(6), P. 1179 - 1190
Published: April 19, 2023
Several
personality
traits
predict
future
alcohol
problems
but
also
relate
to
demographic
and
substance-related
variables
that
themselves
correlate
with
later
adverse
outcomes.
Few
prospective
studies
have
evaluated
whether
measures
after
considering
current
variables.Data
from
414
drinkers
without
use
disorder
(AUD)
the
Collaborative
Study
on
Genetics
of
Alcoholism
(average
age
20,
44%
male)
were
followed
over
an
average
9
years.
Time
1
(baseline)
demography,
AUD
family
history
(FH),
substance
problems,
psychiatric
histories
gathered
using
a
standardized
interview;
Level
Response
(LR)
was
measured
by
Self-Report
Effects
(SRE)
questionnaire;
seven
dimensions
extracted
NEO
Five-Factor
Personality,
Barratt,
Zuckerman
scales.
Analyses
involved
product-moment
correlations
each
baseline
measure
highest
number
DSM-IV
criteria
endorsed
in
any
follow-up
period,
hierarchical
regression
analyses
domains
added
significantly
prediction
outcome
adjusting
for
other
variables.Significant
observed
age,
sex,
length
follow-up,
history,
past
cannabis
use,
all
alcohol-related
variables,
including
SRE-based
LR,
not
prior
mood
or
anxiety
disorders.
All
characteristics
except
extraversion
correlated
A
analysis
included
relevant
scores
together
demonstrated
significant
contributions
demographics
Step
1;
most
items,
response
level,
2;
3;
which
demographics,
higher
sensation
seeking
4.
Regression
domain
separately
revealed
4
openness.
Lower
levels
analyses.Most
tested
lower
contributed
predictions
even
measures.