Griselda Martinez, Charles B Fleming, Isaac C Rhew, Jason R Kilmer, Mary E Larimer, Katarina Guttmannova
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Abstract
Objective: Systemic inequities are associated with stressor experiences of racial and ethnic minoritized individuals and disparities in health and substance use. Recently, young adults (YAs) experienced pandemic-related stressors but the differences in exposure and their long-term implications for substance use are not well-understood. We examined associations of pandemic-related stressors with alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use among non-Latinx (NL) Asian, Latinx, and NL White YAs in the context where the use of these substances is legal for those 21+.
Methods: We used data from a statewide longitudinal (2019-2022) sample of YAs in Washington State (N=3,646; 13.8% NL Asian, 16.6% Latinx, and 69.6% NL White; 74.9%, 75.1%, and 74.2% female, respectively). Stressors in 2020 were regressed on race and ethnicity and 2019 background covariates. Substance use outcomes (modeled as latent variables of use in 2020-2022) were regressed on race and ethnicity, 2020 stressors, and background covariates.
Results: Latinx YAs experienced more pandemic-related stressors than NL White YAs. Across 2020-2022 and adjusting for use in 2019, Latinx YAs reported more cannabis use days and NL Asian YAs reported fewer cannabis and alcohol use days than NL White YAs. Stressors were positively and significantly associated with cannabis, cigarette, and e-cigarette use in 2020-2022 but were not strongly associated with alcohol use. Associations between substance use and stressors were similar across groups.
Conclusions: Pandemic-related stressors may have long-term implications for YAs' substance use, and these stressors are an area of emphasis for preventive interventions.
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The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs began in 1940 as the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. It was founded by Howard W. Haggard, M.D., director of Yale University’s Laboratory of Applied Physiology. Dr. Haggard was a physiologist studying the effects of alcohol on the body, and he started the Journal as a way to publish the increasing amount of research on alcohol use, abuse, and treatment that emerged from Yale and other institutions in the years following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. In addition to original research, the Journal also published abstracts summarizing other published documents dealing with alcohol. At Yale, Dr. Haggard built a large team of alcohol researchers within the Laboratory of Applied Physiology—including E.M. Jellinek, who became managing editor of the Journal in 1941. In 1943, to bring together the various alcohol research projects conducted by the Laboratory, Dr. Haggard formed the Section of Studies on Alcohol, which also became home to the Journal and its editorial staff. In 1950, the Section was renamed the Center of Alcohol Studies.
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