Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2013
Drug use patterns in young adulthood and post-college employment.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Alcohol and marijuana use predicting next-day absenteeism and engagement at school and work: A daily study of young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Unemployment and Substance Use: An Updated Review of Studies from North America and Europe.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Alcohol Abuse Associated with Accumulated Periods of Precarious Employment: A Four-Year Follow-Up Study of a Young Population in Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The influence of childhood and early adult adversities on substance use behaviours in racial/ethnically diverse young adult women: a latent class analysis.International journal of injury control and safety promotion · 2022Article
- Treatments, Perceived Stigma, and Employment Outcomes among Substance Abusers in China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- How marijuana use status affects responses to anti-marijuana messages.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2021Article
- Risk for alcohol use/misuse among entering college students: The role of personality and stress.Addictive behaviors reports · 2021Article
- Prison sentencing increases the risk of unemployment among illegal heroin users in Taiwan.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
- A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Illicit drug use among students of a university in Southern Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2020Article
- Sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in substance use disorders during young adulthood in a United States longitudinal cohort.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Predictors of Post-Treatment Employment for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- Perceived Effectiveness of Anti-Marijuana Messages in Adult Users and Nonusers: An Examination of Responses to Messages About Marijuana's Effects on Cognitive Performance, Driving, and Health.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2019Article
- Graduate degree completion: Associations with alcohol and marijuana use before and after enrollment.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Health and socioeconomic circumstances over three generations as predictors of youth unemployment trajectories.European journal of public health · 2019Article
- Substance Use Among College Students.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2019Article
- Instagram Participation and Substance Use Among Emerging Adults: The Potential Perils of Peer Belonging.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe relationship between serious drug involvement and risk for unemployment is well recognized, but few studies have prospectively examined this relationship among college students. This study used longitudinal data to examine the association between drug use patterns during college and the likelihood of employment post-college, holding constant sociodemographic variables and personality characteristics. Second, we estimate the prevalence of alcohol and other drug use disorders among employed individuals.
methodsData were derived from the College Life Study. Participants entered college as traditional students and were assessed annually for six years, regardless of continued college attendance. Analyses were restricted to 620 individuals no longer enrolled in school by Year 6.
resultsUsing multinomial regression modeling, persistent drug users (i.e., used illicit drugs (other than marijuana) and/or nonmedical prescription drugs every year they were assessed during the first four years of study) were significantly more likely than non-users to be unemployed vs. employed full-time post-college. Persistent drug users and infrequent marijuana users were also more likely than non-users to be unemployed vs. employed part-time. In Year 6, 13.2% of individuals employed full-time and 23.7% of individuals employed part-time met DSM-IV criteria for drug abuse or dependence during the past year.
conclusionsIf confirmed, the results of this study suggest that persistent drug use among academically achieving young adults might increase risk for post-college unemployment. More research is needed to understand the processes underlying this association. Further attention should be directed at managing substance use problems among recent college graduates who have secured employment.
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