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Monitoring the Future Study@MTF_study
26 Mar 2025
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25 Feb 2025
#NIDA-supported research using #MonitoringTheFuture data in 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 reports reasons for vaping among U.S. adolescents. More information in the publication: loom.ly/k_1A9jI @UMich @aap_peds #MTF
A bar chart titled "Reasons for Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents.” The data displays the prevalence of reasons for vaping nicotine among adolescents from 2021-2023, based on three time frames: past 12 months (grades combined), past 30 days (grades combined), and near-daily use (12th grade). The reasons include: "To relax or relieve tension" (most common among near-daily users), "To experiment – to see what it’s like" (most common in past 12-month users), "Because of boredom – nothing else to do" (highest among near-daily users), and "Because it tastes good" (consistently high across all groups). Reference: ME Patrick, et al. Reasons for Vaping Among US Adolescents. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067856 (2024). NIDA logo in bottom right corner.

ALT A bar chart titled "Reasons for Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents.” The data displays the prevalence of reasons for vaping nicotine among adolescents from 2021-2023, based on three time frames: past 12 months (grades combined), past 30 days (grades combined), and near-daily use (12th grade). The reasons include: "To relax or relieve tension" (most common among near-daily users), "To experiment – to see what it’s like" (most common in past 12-month users), "Because of boredom – nothing else to do" (highest among near-daily users), and "Because it tastes good" (consistently high across all groups). Reference: ME Patrick, et al. Reasons for Vaping Among US Adolescents. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067856 (2024). NIDA logo in bottom right corner.
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UM SRC@UM_SRC
12 Feb 2025
Patterns of daily or near-daily use of alcohol and cannabis among adults in the United States have been changing. @MeganPatrickPhD used @MTF_study to measure how these shifts have occurred across developmental periods of adulthood myumi.ch/G4X74

Daily or near‐daily cannabis and alcohol use by adults in the United States: A comparison across...

Background and aims Patterns of daily or near-daily (DND) use of alcohol and cannabis among adults in the United States have been changing. The current study measured how these shifts have occurred...

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4 Feb 2025
Richard Miech, @AdamMLeventhal, @MeganPatrickPhD, @ncrodrigueza report on trends in cigarette & Ecigarette use among young adults who smoked as teens, finding a drop in cigarette use coinciding w/a rise in use of Ecigarettes to quit combustibles myumi.ch/zX7j2 @MTF_study

Trends in use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes among young adults who had smoked in adolescence:...

Background This study considers recent trends in combustible and e-cigarette use among US young adults who smoked cigarettes in adolescence, who are the originating source of most adults who smoke....

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Reminder: Applications for the Bachman Fellowship are due 2/11!
Monitoring the Future Study@MTF_study
11 Dec 2024
Are you a @Umich social science grad student, postdoc/jr faculty interested in using #MonitoringtheFuture data? @umisr has a fellowship for you! The Bachman Fellowship provides support to analyze MTF data on a wide variety of social issues. Apply by 2/11 bit.ly/MTFbach
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Research: #MonitoringtheFuture survey finds continual decline in drug usage in adolescents via @michigandaily bit.ly/40ydIyi

UMich ‘Monitoring the Future Survey’ finds continual decline in drug usage in adolescents

Correction 1/24: This article has been updated to reflect that rates of smoking in adolescents have been declining for the past three decades. Based on this data, today’s current low rates are...

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The latest #MonitoringtheFuture report on HIV-related risk and protective factors among young adults in the U.S., 2004-2023 is now available for download: bit.ly/MTFHIV
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New #data alert! The @NIDAnews 1976-2021 Monitoring the Future base year (12th grade) & follow-up core panel data (ages 18-30) are now available through the @ICPSR @NAHDAP1 data portal: bit.ly/MTFcore #MonitoringtheFuture
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"Miech noted that a lot of teens who experiment with e-cigarettes or drugs start in the 9th grade, sometimes because older children are doing it. But the children who were 9th graders during the lockdowns never picked up the activity." Via @VOANews : bit.ly/3BZmRb3

Study: Most US Teens Do Not Drink, Smoke

Drug use among American teenagers has continued to drop since the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large national study says.

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Megan Patrick, Ph.D.@MeganPatrickPhD
3 Jan 2025
Is daily use of alcohol or cannabis more prevalent in the US? It varies by age. Daily (or near-daily) cannabis use is more prevalent than daily alcohol use among young adults, but the opposite is true among late midlife adults. @MTF_study @UM_SRC @umisr onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Daily or near‐daily cannabis and alcohol use by adults in the United States: A comparison across...

Background and aims Patterns of daily or near-daily (DND) use of alcohol and cannabis among adults in the United States have been changing. The current study measured how these shifts have occurred...

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UM SRC@UM_SRC
16 Dec 2024
Michael Parks, Brooke Arterberry & @MeganPatrickPhD used daily data from the #MonitoringTheFuture Vaping Supplement to examine vaping-specific nicotine dependence across days among a national sample of US young adults who vape myumi.ch/mZQA4

Vaping-Specific Nicotine Dependence Across Days Among a National Sample of US Young Adults Who Vape

AbstractIntroduction. Vaping has increased among young adults (YAs), and nicotine dependence prevalence has increased among YAs who vape, in the US. Resear

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17 Dec 2024
.@NIH-funded data show lower use of most substances continues following the COVID-19 pandemic. (2/2)
White text on blue background. “This trend in the reduction of substance use among teenagers is unprecedented. We must continue to investigate factors that have contributed to this lowered risk of substance use to tailor interventions to support the continuation of this trend." Nora D. Volkow, M.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse Director

ALT White text on blue background. “This trend in the reduction of substance use among teenagers is unprecedented. We must continue to investigate factors that have contributed to this lowered risk of substance use to tailor interventions to support the continuation of this trend." Nora D. Volkow, M.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse Director

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17 Dec 2024
🆕 Results from the latest #NIDA-funded #MonitoringtheFuture survey: Reported use of most drugs among adolescents remained low in 2024. #MTF @UMich go.nih.gov/9FSpHkQ (1/2)
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Are you a @Umich social science grad student, postdoc/jr faculty interested in using #MonitoringtheFuture data? @umisr has a fellowship for you! The Bachman Fellowship provides support to analyze MTF data on a wide variety of social issues. Apply by 2/11 bit.ly/MTFbach
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In honor of our @umisr @UM_SRC & #MonitoringtheFuture colleague John Schulenberg, from @SRAdolescence - Celebrating the Legacy and Work of John Schulenberg: Taking the Long View of Adolescence bit.ly/SRAschulenberg

Special Section “Celebrating the Legacy and Work of John Schulenberg: Taking the Long View on...

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Overall binge drinking rates are now equivalent among young adults & those in midlife. That’s because young people are bingeing less - while middle-aged adults are drinking more alcohol in a single session than they previously did. #MonitoringtheFuture nytimes.com/2024/11/26/well/…

This Drinking Habit Is More Dangerous Than Bingeing (Published 2024)

And it’s on the rise among middle-aged drinkers.

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14 Nov 2024
🆕 #NIDA-supported research using #MonitoringTheFuture data in 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 reports reasons for vaping among U.S. adolescents. @UMich @aap_peds #MTF loom.ly/HFlGVB8
A bar chart titled "Reasons for Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents.” The data displays the prevalence of reasons for vaping nicotine among adolescents from 2021-2023, based on three time frames: past 12 months (grades combined), past 30 days (grades combined), and near-daily use (12th grade). The reasons include: "To relax or relieve tension" (most common among near-daily users), "To experiment – to see what it’s like" (most common in past 12-month users), "Because of boredom – nothing else to do" (highest among near-daily users), and "Because it tastes good" (consistently high across all groups). Reference: ME Patrick, et al. Reasons for Vaping Among US Adolescents. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067856 (2024). NIDA logo in bottom right corner.

ALT A bar chart titled "Reasons for Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents.” The data displays the prevalence of reasons for vaping nicotine among adolescents from 2021-2023, based on three time frames: past 12 months (grades combined), past 30 days (grades combined), and near-daily use (12th grade). The reasons include: "To relax or relieve tension" (most common among near-daily users), "To experiment – to see what it’s like" (most common in past 12-month users), "Because of boredom – nothing else to do" (highest among near-daily users), and "Because it tastes good" (consistently high across all groups). Reference: ME Patrick, et al. Reasons for Vaping Among US Adolescents. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067856 (2024). NIDA logo in bottom right corner.

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Global Michigan@GlobalMichigan
12 Nov 2024
Are you bored? Boredom, relaxation & experimentation are among the top reasons teens vape. "Vaping has become the primary way that adolescents use nicotine," said @umisr researcher Megan Patrick. HERE: news.umich.edu/boredom-relax…
Are you bored? Boredom, relaxation & experimentation are among the top reasons teens vape. "Vaping has become the primary way that adolescents use nicotine," said @umisr researcher Megan Patrick. HERE: https://news.umich.edu/boredom-relaxation-and-experimentation-are-among-top-reasons-teens-vape/

ALT Are you bored? Boredom, relaxation & experimentation are among the top reasons teens vape. "Vaping has become the primary way that adolescents use nicotine," said @umisr researcher Megan Patrick. HERE: https://news.umich.edu/boredom-relaxation-and-experimentation-are-among-top-reasons-teens-vape/
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Michigan News
@UMichiganNews
12 Nov 2024
New U-M Research on Teen Vaping Curiosity, stress relief, and boredom top the list of reasons why U.S. teens turn to vaping, according to @UMich’s latest study in @AmerAcadPed. The #MonitoringTheFuture study reveals that nearly half of teens who vape do so to relax, with experimentation and boredom also cited as major motivators. "Understanding why teens vape is essential for effective prevention," says lead author @MeganPatrickPhD of @umisr. The findings highlight the need for mental health support in anti-vaping programs, as stress and anxiety are significant factors driving these behaviors. Key findings: 70% of near-daily vapers cite relaxation as a reason. Only a small percentage of teens vape to quit smoking. Some teens even vape to manage weight—a concerning trend. The research was funded by the @NIAAAnews and the @NIDAnews. Learn more about how U-M researchers are tracking these changing behaviors and the implications for adolescent health: myumi.ch/Er3Mr
Concept illustration of two teens vaping. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

ALT Concept illustration of two teens vaping. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

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Study: Boredom, relaxation, experimentation drive teen vaping bit.ly/MTFteenvaping #URecord #MonitoringtheFuture
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