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Impact Potpourri: A Multimethod Survey Study on Youth Substance Use During COVID-19 by Lisa D. Hawke; Natasha Y. Sheikhan; Sarah Oates; Mardi Daley; Mahalia Dixon; Joanna Henderson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## ABSTRACT ## Background: Given the important implications of youth substance use, it is essential to document and describe changes in substance use during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. ## Methods: This multimethod survey study examines the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on youth substance use among 149 Canadian youth who were using substances at a mid-pandemic period. Participants were 21.9 years of age on average (SD=2.2), including 99 girls/young women, 42 boys/young men, and 8 transgender or nonbinary individuals. The majority were Caucasian and born in Canada. Qualitative and quantitative findings are reported, with thematic analysis combined with descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. ## Results: Qualitatively, many youth reported increases or shifts in their substance use over the course of the pandemic. Youth reported using substances with limited numbers of peers, with family, or alone. Many reported using substances out of boredom and to cope. While legal substances remained highly accessible, illegal substances were reported to be more difficult to acquire and less trustworthy. Spending had increased. Quantitative findings suggested
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- Author
- Lisa D. Hawke; Natasha Y. Sheikhan; Sarah Oates; Mardi Daley; Mahalia Dixon; Joanna Henderson
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)