Purpose This review characterizes empirically derived patterns of multiple (multi-) substance
use among adolescents. A secondary objective was to examine the extent to which mental …

Adolescence is an important ontogenetic period that is characterized by behaviors such as
enhanced novelty-seeking, impulsivity, and reward preference, which can give rise to an …

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and exact a large toll on individuals'
health, well‐being, and social functioning. Long‐lasting changes in brain networks involved …

There have been dramatic changes worldwide in the attitudes toward and consumption of
recreational and medical cannabis. Cannabinoid receptors, which mediate the actions of …

US college campuses have witnessed a national increase of cannabis, stimulant, and illicit
drug use among students over the past decade. Substance use among college students is …

It has been reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has predisposed adolescents to risky
behaviors such as substance use and subsequent substance use disorder (SUD). However …

Aims 1) To investigate whether genetic liability to attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), indexed by polygenic risk scores for ADHD (PRS‐ADHD), is associated with …

Background Prior research using psychosocial developmental models have identified
emotional detachment from family and susceptibility to peer pressure as predictors of …

Background Youth substance use is a public health problem globally, where alcohol is one
of the drugs most consumed by children, and youth prevention is the best intervention for …

Accumulating evidence suggests that the use of cannabis and nicotine and tobacco-related
products (NTPs) during the adolescent years has harmful effects on the developing brain …