ChatGPT-4: Alcohol use disorder responses.

Background And Aims: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by low levels of engagement with effective treatments. Enhancing awareness of AUD treatments and how to navigate the treatment system is crucial. Many individuals use online sources (e.

Social Media, Public Health Research, and Vulnerability: Considerations to Advance Ethical Guidelines and Strengthen Future Research.

The purpose of this article is to build upon prior work in social media research and ethics by highlighting an important and as yet underdeveloped research consideration: how should we consider vulnerability when conducting public health research in the social media environment? The use of social media in public health, both platforms and their data, has advanced the field dramatically over the past 2 decades. Applied public health research in the social media space has led to more robust surveillance tools and analytic strategies, more targeted recruitment activities, and more tailored health education. Ethical guidelines when using social media for public health research must also expand alongside these increasing capabilities and uses.

Characterizing Twitter chatter about temporary alcohol abstinence during "Dry January".

With roots as a public health campaign in the United Kingdom, "Dry January" is a temporary alcohol abstinence initiative encouraging participants to abstain from alcohol use during the month of January. Dry January has become a cultural phenomenon, gaining increasing news media attention and social media engagement. Given the utility of capturing naturalistic discussions around health topics on social media, we examined Twitter chatter about Dry January and associated temporary abstinence experiences.

Social associations and alcohol consumption in an Australian community sample: An egocentric social network analysis.

Objective: This study examined how social associations from a person's social network may be associated with their own alcohol consumption.

Method: Alcohol consumption behavior was examined among the social networks of 784 survey respondents (54% female, = 35.3 years), using egocentric social network analysis.

Using Natural Language Processing to Explore "Dry January" Posts on Twitter: Longitudinal Infodemiology Study.

Background: Dry January, a temporary alcohol abstinence campaign, encourages individuals to reflect on their relationship with alcohol by temporarily abstaining from consumption during the month of January. Though Dry January has become a global phenomenon, there has been limited investigation into Dry January participants' experiences. One means through which to gain insights into individuals' Dry January-related experiences is by leveraging large-scale social media data (eg, Twitter chatter) to explore and characterize public discourse concerning Dry January.

Alcohol Use Disorder Narratives in U.S. Digital News Coverage and Engagement on Social Media.

Social media regularly serves as a source of news and health-related information subsequently shaping public opinion and behavior. We examined mainstream digital news narratives about alcohol use disorder (AUD), including coverage of solutions to AUD, and associations between narratives and engagement on social media. AUD-related articles (N = 339) published in top U.

Stealth vaping and associated attitudes, perceptions, and control beliefs among US college students across four tobacco-free campuses.

Objectives: Stealth vaping gained popularity among college students in recent years. It may undermine the benefits introduced by tobacco-free policies. Yet, no studies have investigated attitude and belief factors associated with stealth vaping.

Associations Between Sexual Assault Victimization and Risky Drinking Within College Women's Personal Networks.

Within a sample of college women, this study assessed if an individual's (i.e., ego) history of sexual assault was related to her connecting with risky drinkers, and if her social contacts (i.

Gender differences in lifetime and current use of online support for recovery from alcohol use disorder.

Background: Digital recovery support services (D-RSS) use technology to engage individuals seeking recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). Given sparse data on use of these emergent services as well as longstanding and stark gender disparities in use of traditional alcohol treatment services, we sought to quantify lifetime and current D-RSS use and to test associations with several recovery outcomes, with particular attention to gender differences.

Methods: We analyzed data obtained in fall 2020 in a national survey of adults with a resolved alcohol problem (n = 1487).

Associations between heavy drinker's alcohol-related social media exposures and personal beliefs and attitudes regarding alcohol treatment.

Objective: Social media use among American adults is ubiquitous. Alcohol-related social media posts often glamorize heavy drinking, with increased exposure to such content associated with greater alcohol use. Comparatively less is known, however, about how social media promotes alcohol-related health behavior change.

Exercise in the Treatment of Addiction: A Systematic Literature Review.

Background: Exercise has been recognized as a promising and emerging treatment for individuals recovering from addiction. The purpose of this article was to systematically review scientific studies using exercise as a means to improve, sustain, or treat addictions, and to provide suggestions for the future use of exercise as a treatment method for addiction.

Methods: Using PRISMA guidelines, a database search was conducted for articles that tested the impact of exercise interventions on addiction-related outcomes.

Social networking site use and alcohol use behaviors among adolescents: A latent profile analysis.

Background: Adolescent exposure to alcohol-related social networking site (SNS) content is associated with their own alcohol use. However, there is a need to better understand the relationship between varying levels of adolescent SNS use and alcohol-related risks. In this study, we sought to identify distinct patterns of SNS use across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat) and to assess associations between those patterns and alcohol use outcomes.

Assessment of Exclusive, Dual, and Polytobacco E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19 Outcomes Among College Students.

Purpose: This study examined current (past 30-day) dual- and polytobacco use patterns and COVID-19 symptomatology, testing, and diagnosis status among college student electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users.

Design: Cross-sectional online questionnaire administered during October-December 2020.

Setting: Four large, U.

Concurrent use of e-cigarettes and cannabis and associated COVID-19 symptoms, testing, and diagnosis among student e-cigarette users at four U.S. Universities.

Introduction: This investigation assessed whether current (past 30-day) electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and cannabis use was associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptomatology, testing, and diagnosis among college student e-cigarette users.

Methods: Participants were 18-26-year-old college student e-cigarette users attending four geographically diverse, large U.S.

Using TikTok in recovery from substance use disorder.

Background: There are many effective treatment options for substance use disorder (SUD), yet most individuals with SUD do not seek formal treatment services. Given the rising popularity of TikTok and need to foster innovative means through which to attract and engage individuals with SUD with treatment, we sought to characterize how TikTok users in SUD recovery are using this platform to bolster their recovery support and/or give hope to others who are struggling with substance use.

Methods: Our sample consisted of 82 of the most liked TikTok videos related to attempts to cut down on or abstain from substances and/or strengthen SUD recovery.

Analyzing Twitter Chatter About Tobacco Use Within Intoxication-related Contexts of Alcohol Use: "Can Someone Tell Me Why Nicotine is So Fire When You're Drunk?".

Introduction: Alcohol and tobacco are commonly used together. Social influences within online social networking platforms contribute to youth and young adult substance use behaviors. This study used a sample of alcohol- and tobacco-related tweets to evaluate: (1) sentiment toward co-use of alcohol and tobacco, (2) increased susceptibility to tobacco use when consuming alcohol, and (3) the role of alcohol in contributing to a failed attempt to quit tobacco use.

#Alcohol: Portrayals of Alcohol in Top Videos on TikTok.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize the content and themes present in user-generated TikTok videos portraying alcohol.

Method: We captured the 100 most popular videos including the #alcohol hashtag on the popular social networking site TikTok. We used an iterative process to codebook development, resulting in codes for user sentiment toward alcohol, type of alcohol depicted, brand references, degree of alcohol use, and positive/negative associations with alcohol use.

Strategies for measuring peer alcohol use within egocentric network analysis.

Objective: Compare different strategies for measuring perceived peer alcohol use within network research.

Participants: College students (N = 309).

Methods: Collected demographic, personal alcohol use, and egocentric network data.

Psychometric Properties of the AUDIT-C within an Amazon Mechanical Turk Sample.

Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has become a popular data collection tool in the addiction sciences. We sought to examine the psychometric properties of the AUDIT-C in an MTurk sample. Data collection was facilitated via MTurk (N=309; 52.

Stealth Vaping Among College Students on Four Geographically Distinct Tobacco-Free College Campuses: Prevalence and Practices.

Introduction: To offset tobacco use among college students, many universities have implemented tobacco-free campus policies. Given how easily e-cigarette users can discreetly vape in places where it is prohibited without being detected (ie, stealth vape), it is important to assess whether students are subverting these policies. This study examined the prevalence of stealth vaping on-campus among students at multiple universities, including frequency and methods for stealth vaping.

Characteristics and Effectiveness of Alcohol Website Age Gates Preventing Underage User Access.

Aims: Examine and evaluate the overall effectiveness of age gates preventing access of underage users to alcohol websites.

Methods: Assess the characteristics of digital age gates among the top 25 alcohol brands among American adolescents, including type of age gate employed and resulting actions of repeated access requests indicating the user was under the legal drinking age.

Results: All official alcohol brand websites examined included an age gate, requiring either entering one's date of birth (DOB, 91%) or clicking a yes/no box indicating they were of legal drinking age (9%).

College Students' Perceptions of Peer Alcohol Use: A Social Network Analytic Approach.

Traditional measures attempting to capture students' perceptions of peer drinking fail to capture the unique social influence of their most proximal peers. : This study presents egocentric social network data assessing the relationship between students' personal drinking behaviors and those of their closest social ties. : 697 college students participated in the study by reporting on demographic information, alcohol use (AUDIT scores), and egocentric networks.

A comparison of global and egocentric network approaches for assessing peer alcohol use among college students in the United States.

Introduction And Aims: Perceptions of peer alcohol use have a strong influence on college students' personal alcohol consumption. Common strategies for measuring students' perceptions of peer alcohol use rely on global student body questions (e.g.

Assessing the relationship between youth religiosity and their alcohol use: A meta-analysis from 2008 to 2018.

Objective: Underage alcohol use, and associated deleterious consequences, persists as a serious public health issue. In particular, early initiation of alcohol use increases risk for the development of alcohol use disorders later on in life. Religiosity - a multidimensional construct, encompassing personal beliefs, commitments, practices, and public behaviors - has demonstrated a strong protective effect on alcohol consumption; as one's religiosity increases their alcohol use behaviors decrease.