The substance use behaviors change of first-year college students before and during COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: This article tests the substance use behaviors of college students before and during COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS: In-depth assessment and nightly survey data was used from a longitudinal study (n = 675) which examined student substance use during the 2019-2020 academic year, both before and during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in beer/wine, tobacco, liquor, and marijuana use before versus during the pandemic, in addition to the interaction of COVID-19, were tested with gender and subjective social status.

RESULTS: Marijuana use significantly decreased from a weekly prevalence of 9.9% before COVID-19 to 6.4% during COVID-19 (p = 0.002). A similar decrease was seen in liquor use (10.6% before COVID to 6.4% during COVID, p = 0.01). There was no significant change observed for beer/wine use or for tobacco use.

CONCLUSION: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, liquor, and marijuana use decreased for college students, while other substance use stayed the same.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - (2024) vom: 16. Jan., Seite 1-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pasqualoni, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Curl, Azilee [VerfasserIn]
Rettew, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Kimball, Lindsay [VerfasserIn]
Devadanam, Vinay [VerfasserIn]
Yousef, Hakeem [VerfasserIn]
Hudziak, James [VerfasserIn]
Copeland, William E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alcohol
Community health
Journal Article
Mental health

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Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2023.2299419

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367184672