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Substance use, academic performance, and academic engagement among high school seniors
Consequences of alcohol and marijuana use among college students: Prevalence rates and attributions to substance-specific versus simultaneous use
This study compared the negative consequences experienced by college students who use alcohol and marijuana simultaneously with those who use them separately, finding simultaneous users reported more consequences overall.
Read ArticleCollateral Damage from College Drinking: A Conceptual Framework for Alcohol’s Harms to Others Among US College Students
This article presents a conceptual framework for alcohol’s harms to others among US college students, drawing on a literature review in which prevalence estimates ranged from 59% to 84%.
Read ArticleGender and Sexual Identity and Harms from Others’ Drinking Among US College Students: Results From A Multi-Campus Survey
This study tested whether gender and sexual identity are associated with alcohol-related harms from others’ drinking among US college students, finding higher odds among cisgender female and trans masculine students.
Read ArticleNegative Alcohol-Related Consequences Experienced by Young Adults in the Past 12 Months: Differences by College Attendance, Living Situation, Binge Drinking, and Sex
This study estimated the prevalence of negative alcohol-related consequences among young adults one to two years after high school, finding half of drinkers affected, with higher risk among women and those not living with parents.
Read ArticleAlcohol and public health: CDC fact sheet – underage drinking
This fact sheet outlines the scale and effects of underage drinking in the United States, including deaths, costs, health and academic consequences, and recent trends in youth alcohol use.
Read ArticleThe Academic Consequences of Marijuana Use during College
This longitudinal study tested how marijuana use affects college GPA and time to graduation, finding it lowers GPA and delays graduation both directly and indirectly through skipped classes.
Read ArticleCannabis Use and Academic Performance in College Students: The Role of Procrastination
This study tested whether procrastination moderates the link between cannabis use and college GPA, finding it moderated the association for lifetime use and cumulative GPA but not for past-month use.
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