Substance use among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

HM Layman, IE Thorisdottir, T Halldorsdottir… - Current psychiatry …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the literature on the trends in substance use among
youth during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent Findings The …

Neuroendocrine mechanisms in the links between early life stress, affect, and youth substance use: a conceptual model for the study of sex and gender differences

A Donovan, S Assari, C Grella, M Shaheen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Early life stress (ELS) is defined as an acute or chronic stressor that negatively impacts a
child's development. ELS is associated with substance use and mental health problems …

“I grew up amidst alcohol and drugs:” a qualitative study on the lived experiences of parental substance use among adults who developed substance use disorders …

F Meulewaeter, E De Schauwer, SSW De Pauw… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Experiencing parental substance use (PSU) has been associated with a heightened risk of
developing substance use disorders (SUDs) in offspring. The primary goal of this study was …

A comparative effectiveness study of the breaking the cycle and Maxxine Wright intervention programs for substance-involved mothers and their children: study …

N Racine, S Barriault, M Motz, M Leslie, N Poole… - BMC psychology, 2024 - Springer
Background Children of substance-involved mothers are at especially high risk for exposure
to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor mental health and development. Early …

Adverse childhood experiences of Korean mothers with young children: a latent class analysis

J Park, MK Song, A Cho, HYJ Yang… - European journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have negative impacts on
women with children, including psychosocial and general health problems. However, there …

Educators perceptions on drug abuse prevention: A post-pandemic approach

C Chifamba, B Chifamba - Asian Journal of Education …, 2023 - research.sdpublishers.net
The aim of this qualitative case study was to explore the causes of rapid rise of drug abuse
among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, and analyse the educators' perceptions …

Giving voice to women with substance use disorder: findings from expressive writing about trauma

N Jallo, PA Kinser, M Eglovitch, N Worcman… - Women's Health …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Trauma exposure is a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUD) among
women. This study explores written content from an expressive writing (EW) intervention …

[HTML][HTML] Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Nucleus Accumbens Volume and Youth Tobacco or Marijuana Use Following Stressful Life Events

S Assari, P Sheikhattari - Journal of mental health & clinical …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Exposure to stressful life events (SLEs) can upset balance and affect the
healthy brain development of children and youths. These events may influence substance …

“They either leave you or they get involved in it”: Familial factors influencing drug use amongst Appalachian people

CL Sedney, P Dekeseredy, P Anderson… - Journal of ethnicity in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
West Virginia, the only state entirely in Appalachia, is considered the epicenter of the opioid
crisis. Children raised in families affected by opioid use disorder can develop their own …

Investigating the specific links between adverse childhood experiences and vulnerability to suicide: A mixed methods study

P Thapa - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the US and it is imperative to improve
prevention efforts (CDC, 2021). Previous research has demonstrated a strong association …