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Scientific article
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Miech, R., Patrick, M. E., Keyes, K., O’Malley, P. M., & Johnston, L. (2021). Adolescent Drug Use Before and During US National COVID-19 Social Distancing Policies. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108822.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have introduced lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Researchers are keen to understand how these policies and new measures have influenced drinking behaviours within particular groups. The drinking behaviour of adolescents has been of particular interest with researchers predicting the following outcomes in response to the introduction of social restrictions
1) Constriction of Supply- substance use prevalence and availability will be substantially lower
2) Constriction of Use...
