ANN ARBOR—Teens in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to smoke, but it depends on whether they live in rural or urban areas. A new University of Michigan study highlights a distinct rural-urban gap in adolescent health. It reports that the link between neighborhood disadvantage and cigarette use appears only in rural areas. Teens in poor… Continue reading Rural-urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking
News Tag: Drug & Alcohol Use
U.S. Drinking Drops to New Low, Poll Finds
An annual Gallup poll has been tracking a downturn in drinking since 2023. Megan Patrick tells the New York Times that this coincides with the Monitoring the Future survey, which has shown a significant decline in young people’s drinking over the last decade.
Cheers or cheers-ious consequences? How older couples’ drinking habits affect health
ANN ARBOR—Older couples may want to take a closer look at their drinking habits together. While most research focuses on how your drinking affects your health, a University of Michigan study shows that a partner’s drinking habits matter, too. It underscores that it’s not just how much alcohol is consumed, but how couples drink—similarly or… Continue reading Cheers or cheers-ious consequences? How older couples’ drinking habits affect health
1 in 4 kids live with parents who have alcohol, other drug problems, U-M study finds
Updated estimates point to need for more treatment ANN ARBOR—A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways—raising the risk that those children will go on to do the same, a new study suggests. Using data from 2023 to give… Continue reading 1 in 4 kids live with parents who have alcohol, other drug problems, U-M study finds
Nicotine Pouch Use Doubles Among U.S. High Schoolers
Nicotine pouches are inserted between the gum and lip & allows teens to use nicotine in an easily concealed way. U.S. News & World Report reported on a study using Monitoring the Future data which finds teens are twice as likely to have used nicotine pouches in the last month or year in 2024.
Not tonight: Study explores reasons young adults choose not to drink
The Washington Post reported on new research by Brooke Arterberry, Sarah Peterson, Ty Schepis & Megan Patrick: “On more than half of non-drinking days (58.4 percent), participants said they didn’t drink because they didn’t want alcohol to interfere with school or work, and nearly half of non-drinking days (48.8 percent) occurred because the survey participants said they needed… Continue reading Not tonight: Study explores reasons young adults choose not to drink