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ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2025

Do Substances Used in Adolescence Predict the Persistence of Substance Use Disorders in Adulthood? A 15-Year Study of Youth After Detention.

Leah J Welty, María José Luna, David A Aaby, Anna J Harrison, Lauren M Potthoff, Karen M Abram, Linda A Teplin

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Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Leah J WeltyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
María José LunaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
David A AabyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Anna J HarrisonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Mental Health Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California.
Lauren M PotthoffDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Chicago, Illinois.
Karen M AbramDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Linda A TeplinDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: LindaTeplin@Northwestern.edu.

Funding

Drug Abuse, Incarceration & Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: A Longitudinal StudyR01DA028763 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TEPLIN, LINDA A · 2010 to 2014
$9.5M
ASSESSING ADM SERVICE NEEDS AMONG JUVENILE DETAINEESR01MH059463 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI TEPLIN, LINDA A · 1998 to 2003
$8.6M
Drug Use, Disorder & HIV/AIDS Risk in Juvenile Justice Youth:A Longitudinal StudyR01DA022953 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TEPLIN, LINDA A · 2006 to 2010
$5.5M
Trajectories of Drugs Abuse in High Risk YouthR01DA019380 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TEPLIN, LINDA A · 2007 to 2011
$3.4M
Drug Abuse and Related Health Disparities: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Study of Offspring of Delinquent Youth (Northwestern Offspring Project)R01DA042082 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TEPLIN, LINDA A · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA019380NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA022953NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA028763NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA042082NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH059463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInvestigate if the type of substance use disorder (SUD) in adolescence predicts SUDs in adulthood and examine sex and racial/ethnic differences in the persistence of SUDs.

methodsData are from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a 15-year longitudinal study of 1829 youth randomly sampled from detention in Chicago, IL (1995-1998). Interviewers assessed SUDs using structured diagnostic interviews.

resultsCompared with females without an SUD at detention, females with cannabis alone, comorbid alcohol and cannabis, or SUDs other than alcohol and cannabis at detention had higher odds of having an SUD 5 years later (25%, 32%, and 36% vs. 15%, adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-3.40; AOR = 2.76, 95% CI 1.58-4.83; AOR = 3.46, 95% CI 1.56-7.66, respectively). Males and females with SUDs other than alcohol and cannabis at detention had greater odds of having an SUD 15 years later, compared with those without an SUD at detention (males: 36% vs. 14%, AOR = 2.98, 95% CI 1.14-7.83; females: 29% vs. 8%, AOR = 4.77, 95% CI 1.85-12.30). Among youth with an SUD at detention, males were more likely than females to have an SUD 15 years later (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI 1.03-3.29); non-Hispanic White and Hispanic males were more likely to persist than Black males (AOR = 3.32, 95% CI 1.50-7.35; AOR = 2.32, 95% CI 1.04-5.18, respectively). DISCUSSION: The type of SUD during adolescence matters. Youth with SUDs such as cocaine and opioids fared the worst. Healthcare providers must collaborate with correctional officials to increase service provision.

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Juvenile DelinquencySubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultChicagoFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk FactorsSex FactorsYoung AdultCriminal justiceDrug abuseHealth disparitiesJuvenile justicePersistenceSubstance useSubstance use disorders

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PMID38912979
PMCPMC11662087

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