The Academic Opportunity Costs of Substance Use and Untreated Mental Health Concerns Among College Students

Arria, Amelia M.; Barrall, Angelica L.; Allen, Hannah K.; Bugbee, Brittany A.; Vincent, Kathryn B.

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“…Verbal learning, memory, executive functioning, IQ, and attention, which are critical for academic success, are impaired by both acute and chronic exposure to marijuana ( Broyd, van Hell, Beale, Yücel, & Solowij, 2016 ; Crean, Crane, & Mason, 2011 ; Indlekofer et al, 2009 ). Arria, Barrall, Allen, Bugbee, and Vincent (2018) suggest that the immediate, rewarding effects of substance use might lead to a re-prioritization of academic pursuits that are associated with longer-term rewards.…”

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Graduate degree completion: Associations with alcohol and marijuana use before and after enrollment

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Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Research has shown that alcohol and marijuana use are associated with academic performance difficulties, but the relationship to completion of a graduate degree has not been explored. Undergraduate students (n = 1253) were assessed during their first year of college and annually thereafter until age 29. Among the subset of the original sample who enrolled in graduate school (n = 520), measures of alcohol and marijuana use were averaged separately for the time periods before and after graduate school enrollment. Logistic regression models were developed to examine the associations between these variables and graduate degree completion, adjusting for other factors. In general, a minority of the sample were excessive drinkers or frequent marijuana users. The majority of drinkers (70%) drank an average of twice a week or less each year, and 62% of marijuana users used marijuana once a month or less each year. After adjusting for demographic and program characteristics, marijuana use frequency after graduate school enrollment was negatively associated with odds of graduate degree completion. Alcohol use frequency before graduate school enrollment was positively associated with odds of graduate degree completion. Results add to the growing body of literature on marijuana use and decreased academic achievement, but results should be interpreted with caution given the small, but significant, effect sizes found. The positive association between alcohol use frequency and degree completion might be attributed to engagement in the academic environment. Future studies should examine the potential mechanisms through which alcohol and marijuana use are related to the academic achievement of graduate students.

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Graduate degree completion: Associations with alcohol and marijuana use before and after enrollment

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“…Reward perception might also play a role in the relationship between substance use and academic performance . Research has shown that the immediate rewarding effects of substance use creates an attentional bias among substance users, such that heightened attention is paid to drug‐related cues.…”

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Substance Use, Academic Performance, and Academic Engagement Among High School Seniors

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BACKGROUND: Substance use is prevalent and is associated with academic performance among adolescents. Few studies have examined the association between abstinence from all substances and academic achievement. METHODS:Data from a nationally representative sample of 9578 12th graders from the 2015 Monitoring the Future survey were analyzed to examine relationships between abstinence from substance use and 4 academic variables: skipping school, grades, academic self-efficacy, and emotional academic engagement. Participants were categorized as lifetime non-users, former users, and past-year users based on the use of 14 substances. RESULTS:Approximately one-fourth of participants had never used cigarettes, alcohol, or other drugs during their lifetime, and 8% wt used at least one substance during their lifetime but not during the past year. Adjusting for demographic variables, past-year substance users had 2.71 greater odds of skipping school during the past month than lifetime non-users and 1.74 greater odds of having low grades. Lifetime non-users reported greater academic self-efficacy and emotional academic engagement than past-year users.CONCLUSIONS: Many 12th graders have abstained from all substance use during their lifetime, and these adolescents experience better academic outcomes than their substance-using peers. Substance use prevention programs should be evaluated as a way to promote academic achievement.

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“…In the CPDS, the perceived consequences of prescription drug misuse reported by college students included depression, emotional issues, withdrawal symptoms, memory loss, and doing things they wished they would not have (McDaniel, 2016). Nonmedical use of prescription drugs during college is also associated with poor academic performance and higher rates of skipping class (Arria, Caldeira, Bugbee, Vincent, & O'Grady, 2013). Kevin Kruger, President of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), refers to prescription drug misuse as an overlooked factor in the discussion of persistence and completion of higher education.…”

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The Academic Opportunity Costs of Substance Use and Untreated Mental Health Concerns Among College Students

Cited by 12 publications

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Graduate degree completion: Associations with alcohol and marijuana use before and after enrollment

Graduate degree completion: Associations with alcohol and marijuana use before and after enrollment

Substance Use, Academic Performance, and Academic Engagement Among High School Seniors

Peer Health Educators on Campus: Teaching Safe Medication Practices

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