Divergent changes: abstinence and higher-frequency substance use increase among racial/ethnic minority young adults during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Terrell A HicksKaren G ChartierTommy D BuckleyDiamond ReeseThe Spit For Science Working GroupJasmin VassilevaDanielle M DickAnanda B AmstadterRoseann E PetersonOswaldo Moreno

Published in: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse (2022)

Substance use rates diverged during the pandemic, with both increased abstinence and higher-frequency use, attributed mostly to mental health and environmental domain factors with few REM differences.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
mental health
young adults
smoking cessation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
mental illness
risk assessment