Published in JAMA Pediatrics, this survey-based study sheds light on the link between substance use and mental health issues among high school students.

While most adults had a stable pattern of use over the first year, about 13% of the participants in this study had an escalating pattern […]

Randi Schuster, PhD and colleagues from the Center for Addiction Medicine will examine school-based brief interventions for alcohol use in youth.

A new research study notes that getting a medical marijuana card for depression or anxiety may increase risk for cannabis use disorder.

Cannabis use disorder symptoms are more common in adults receiving medical cannabis cards, especially in those with anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Four weeks of incentivized cannabis abstinence among adolescents and young adults was associated with an increase in both the frequency and amount of alcohol used.