Detection of vaping, cannabis use, and hazardous prescription opioid use among adolescents

Long‐Term RCT outcomes for adolescent alcohol and cannabis use within a predominantly Hispanic sample

“…Attending to cannabis use is particularly timely in this age group, given that recent studies reflect that changes in recreational legislation throughout the U.S. may lead adolescents to perceive cannabis as less harmful and more accessible, which can in turn impact and increase rates of youth exploration, experimentation, and use of cannabis (Caouette & Feldstein Ewing, 2017; Feldstein Ewing et al, 2017; Stormshak et al, 2019). Further, as use of cannabis generally has much less obvious and pronounced immediate negative health and social outcomes (e.g., absence of vomiting, blackout, hangover) as compared with alcohol use, it may be much easier for youth to identify negative outcomes and reasons for reducing their alcohol use in a way that might be inherently more difficult with cannabis use (Dash et al, 2022). This is relevant, as one of the key engines to activate change during MI intervention sessions is through identifying and utilizing youths' own personally experienced negative outcomes to catalyze their behavior change.…”

Leveraging the adolescent brain cognitive development study to advance and promote adolescent health: Introduction to the special issue.

“…The ABCD study also supports longitudinal research on adolescent health disparities. Advances in neurodevelopmental and psychological science gained through the ABCD study are helping to elucidate how interactive sources of influence may explain, contribute to, and/or exacerbate pathways of underlying health disparities, ultimately informing our understanding of how children and adolescents face risk but also how they evolve toward resilience (Dash et al, 2022; Dickerson et al, 2023; Silvers et al, 2019).…”