A longitudinal study of change in substance use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We assessed change in substance use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults and identified factors associated with initiation/increase in use.

Methods

The sample comprised young adults from a longitudinal investigation of 1294 youth recruited at ages 12-13 (1999-2000) in 10 Montréal-area high schools. Pre-pandemic data on use of cannabis, alcohol, combustible cigarette, e-cigarette and binge drinking were collected at ages 20.4, 24.0 and 30.6. During COVID-19, data were collected from December 2020 to June 2021 (age 33.6). We studied the prevalence of any and weekly/daily use from age 20.4 to 33.6. Individual-level change in substance use during the pandemic was estimated as differences in the frequency of use from age 30.6 to 33.6 versus fro

SUBMITTER: Sylvestre MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature