Who Is Co-Using Nicotine, Alcohol, and Cannabis—and How Is That Changing?
Rates of e-cigarette and alcohol co-use increased among young adults, possibly supplanting alcohol and cigarette co-use. E-cigarette and alcohol co-use was the most popular pattern of co-use in youth, with initially increasing and then declining…
Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Intervention for Teens
Clinical Takeaway Tailored cannabis prevention messaging that first addresses and rebuts adolescents’ objections before delivering a targeted follow-up communication shows promise for reaching at-risk youth who resist standard prevention appeals. A…
Teen cannabis use trends mirror established alcohol consumption patterns
WHY IT MATTERS: If you are a parent or caregiver, this research reinforces that community-wide prevention strategies matter just as much as individual conversations, because when overall teen cannabis use rises even modestly, the number of teens using…
Adolescent Cannabis Use and Psychosis Risk: What This Cohort Study Shows and What It Does Not
A clinician-guided review of a large cohort study examining adolescent past-year cannabis use and subsequent psychiatric diagnoses, including psychosis and bipolar disorder. This article explains what the study measures, what it does not measure, and why…