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Background and aims
Little is known about how cannabis use over the life‐course relates to harms in adulthood. The present study aimed to identify trajectories of cannabis use from adolescence to adulthood and examine both the predictors of these trajectories and adverse adult outcomes associated with those trajectories.
Design
A latent trajectory analysis of a longitudinal birth cohort (from birth...
Background and Aims
Studies have linked adolescent alcohol use with adverse consequences in adulthood, yet it is unclear how strong the associations are and to what extent they may be due to confounding. Our aim was to estimate the strength of association between different patterns of adolescent drinking and longer‐term psychosocial harms taking into account individual, family and peer factors.
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Background and aims
There has been a great deal of evidence showing that high novelty seeking (NS) is a risk factor for the development of substance use disorders (SUDs). However, the possible causal role of NS in SUDs is unconfirmed. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between NS at age 16 and SUDs from ages 18 to 35 years, net of a series of covariate factors.
Design
Longitudinal...
Aims To examine the associations between working hours and alcohol‐related problems during early adulthood.
Design and setting Longitudinal study of a birth cohort born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1977 and studied to age 30.
Participants A total of 1019 participants with data available for working hours and alcohol‐related problems at either age 25 or 30.
Measurements Weekly working hours...
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