Sex differences may play a critical role in modulating how chronic or heavy alcohol use
impacts the brain to cause the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a …

Understanding the genetic basis of a predisposition for nicotine and alcohol use across the
lifespan is important for public health efforts because genetic contributions may change with …

Background This study examined the extent to which the developmental pattern of
prevalence of binge drinking in the past 2 weeks from ages 18 through 30 has changed …

Abstract Background and Aims The increasing trend in alcohol consumption among women,
exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic, is of growing concern. Screening, brief …

Background: This study aims to evaluate sex differences in alcohol and cannabis use and
mental health disorders (MHD) in adolescents, and to evaluate the predictive role of mental …

A large number of different mechanisms have been linked to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD),
including psychosocial, neurocognitive, affective, and neurobiological factors. Gender has …

Background Simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis to enhance each other's effect can
cause potential harm. Time trends are diverging in adolescent use of alcohol, which is …

Background and aims Models of alcohol use risk suggest that drinking motives represent the
most proximal risk factors on which more distal factors converge. However, little is known …

Introduction The overall prevalence of alcohol use disorders and drug use disorders in
adolescents has been declining in recent years, yet little is known about treatment use for …

Purpose From 1991 to 2018, binge drinking among US adolescents has precipitously
declined; since 2012, depressive symptoms among US adolescents have sharply increased …