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ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2026

Parents Use Online Communities to Seek Guidance on Child Substance Use, Parental Use, and Family Substance Use Challenges: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posts.

Alex M Russell, Samuel F Acuff, Dana M Litt, John F Kelly, Jason B Colditz, Danny Valdez, Jon-Patrick Allem

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7 authors.

Alex M RussellRecovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Samuel F AcuffRecovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dana M LittSchool of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
John F KellyRecovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jason B ColditzDivision of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Danny ValdezDepartment of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Jon-Patrick AllemDepartment of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Funding

Mentoring in Patient-Oriented Addiction ResearchK24AA022136 · NIAAA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KELLY, JOHN F. · 2014 to 2023
$1.8M
Characterizing alcohol use disorder recovery-related exposures on Twitter: Content, cluster, and network analysisK01AA030614 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE · PI Alex Russell · 2022 to 2026
$734k
Development and Pilot of a Parent Based Intervention for Reducing High-risk Social Networking Site Cognitions, Alcohol Use, and Negative Consequences Among AdolescentsR34AA026332 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI LITT, DANA M · 2019 to 2022
$700k
Toward measures and behavioral trials for effective online AUD recovery supportK01AA030809 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Jason Colditz · 2023 to 2026
$683k
NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA030614NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA030809NIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA022136NIAAA NIH HHS R34 AA026332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveParents play a role in shaping their children's beliefs and behaviors around substance use. When faced with unfamiliar or challenging situations, many parents turn to peers for advice. This study characterized the substance use-related advice parents sought from peers in an online parenting forum.

methodWe conducted a content analysis of substance use-related posts from the r/parenting subreddit. Among the advice-seeking posts included in this study (

resultsParents asked about responding to a child's substance use (67/156; 42.9%), parental substance use in parenting contexts (54/156; 34.6%), and navigating other adult family members' substance use (54/156; 34.6%). Parents sought advice about general communication with children about alcohol and other drugs (21/156; 13.5%), nicotine and tobacco use around children (19/156; 12.2%), permissiveness of adolescent substance use under adult supervision (18/156; 11.5%), and substance use during pregnancy or breastfeeding (4/156; 2.6%).

conclusionsFindings may inform the development of targeted resources, guide public health messaging, and support the use of social media data in ongoing research relevant to family development.

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InternetParent-Child RelationsParentingParentsSubstance-Related DisordersAdultChildDigital MediaFemaleHumansMalePeer Group

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PMID41480924
PMCPMC12797200

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