Our special edition on adolescent behavioral addiction articles are coming out. Keep following for more articles, including "A Feasibility Study of Clinicians’ Perspectives on Relapse Prevention Treatment for Problematic Gaming Among Adolescents." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Young people who use substances like shabu (methamphetamine) and solvents (rugby) face stigma, discrimination, and ever-increasing threats of further criminalization...even as socioeconomic contexts of their use of these substances are not addressed."
"Anti-drug campaigns—most recently and significantly Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” (2016–2022)—have led to direct harms, such as extrajudicial killings, incarceration, and psychological trauma, as well as indirect effects related to family disruption, community fear."
"Beyond the Drug War: Young People, Punitive Drug Policies, and Structural Violence in the Philippines" was recently published by Lasco and Abesamis.
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"Acceptability of an Adolescent Substance Use Disorder ECHO Program" was recently published on expanding adolescent substance use education:
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Exploring Social Media’s Influence on Adolescents’ Curiosity About E-Cigarette Use: "The results indicate a strong correlation between exposure to e-cigarette-related content on social media and adolescents’ curiosity about e-cigarette use."
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"The results extend current knowledge by highlighting differences in the ways boys and girls cope with negative affect and suggest that their motivations to use drugs or alcohol may be distinct, or that the effects of use may vary by sex."
Do Shame, Impulsivity and Self-Compassion Predict Variance in Substance Use in Young People? by Dr. Masuma Rahim, PsychD
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The Michigan Model for Health (MMH), a universal, skills-based curriculum implemented in Michigan & 39 other states, was updated to address opioid misuse. This study evaluates the initial rollout of the updated curriculum:
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Is there evidence for mindfulness-based interventions for adolescents with substance use disorders? Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more about this critical topic in adolescent health: "Drug Overdose Deaths in Adolescents and Young Adults in Arizona, 2018–2022" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"In both adolescent and young adult overdose deaths, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl were implicated in more than 3 of 4 four deaths."
"Compared to young adults, overdose deaths in adolescents included a higher share of suicides and lower share of heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine-type-psychostimulants."
Dr. Charles Wisniewski—a child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in social media use disorder and problematic internet use—is the guest editor for our special issue on adolescent behavioral addiction. Please reach out with any questions!
Congratulations to our co-editor-in-chief Dr. Jan Widerman on being selected as a Distinguished Fellow in Addiction Medicine! #asam #asam2024
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The deadline was extended to August 1st, 2025 for our special issue on adolescent behavioral addictions! Submit your article at this link: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wcas
A recent article highlights regional adolescent opioid use patterns in Delhi that contrast with US patterns: "81.8% were using heroin while other opioids used were dextropropoxyphene (15.9%), buprenorphine (6.2%), pentazocine (3.7%), opium (1.8%), and codeine-based syrup (1.8%)"
Both of our editors-in-chief ended up at ASAM this year! Feel free to say hello if you run into either of us!! #ASAM #ASAM2025 #adolescentmedicine #addictionmedicine
Our journal is celebrating 35 years since it started publishing!
Currently:
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Use (2025 - current)
Formerly:
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse (1994 - 2020)
Journal of Adolescent Chemical Dependency (1990 - 1993)
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"It is evident that the pandemic was a key factor underlying vaping behavior, thus understanding these patterns may help inform policy, prevention, and lessen health risks associated with use" @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social
"This is what almost everybody uses. So my thought was, if every other person can use it, why can’t I? experience it, too? ……. You have to get involved in it because almost everybody does it"(2/2).
From one participant interview: “It’s being portrayed as being used by almost everybody. Both young and old. Especially those influencers on social media such as musicians, actors, and actresses. People that are very popular" (1/2)
How does social media influence adolescent vaping? Check out this open-access article that used semi-structured interviews of adolescents to explore themes on vaping in the digital age:
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Learn more about non-orthodox substance use by adolescents in Southern Nigeria #addictionmedicine
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“Motives not included previously in long-established motivational models may provide an improved understanding of adolescent cannabis use…Specifically, future research should seek to clarify possible links between sleep and coping motives" @drcathyatkinson.bsky.social
“Incorporating multidisciplinary findings, I highlight understudied areas of inquiry in a developmental pathway model of sexual minority alcohol use and disorder that may guide future alcohol research involving LGB youth”
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Meet the new co-editors-in-chief: Jan Widerman is a pediatrician practicing in addiction medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and Cara Borelli is an emergency medicine physician practicing in addiction medicine in New Haven, CT 🩺✍️📗