Method of accessing alcohol and binge drinking status in youth and young adults.

Aims: The study investigated relationships between how youth and young adults access alcohol and their binge drinking behaviors.

Methods: Data from the Rhode Island Student Survey (11- to 18-year-olds) and the Mobile Screen Time project (18- to 24-year-old) were included. Participants were asked whether they access alcohol through several different methods (e.

Project SUCCESS: Youth Substance use and Mental Health.

This study aims to assess whether students at schools implementing Project SUCCESS (PS) have different substance use and mental health outcomes than those at schools not implementing PS. Surveys were administered to 18,151 middle and high school students from 29 school districts and 50 schools. Multivariable logistic and linear regressions controlling for individual- and school-level characteristics were used.

Sexual minority status, illicit drug use, and depressive symptoms.

Youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and who identify with other sexual orientations (LGB+) are at higher risk for illicit drug use and have higher rates of mental illness. The current study examined the prevalence of illicit drug use among LGB+ persons and assessed the moderating effect of mental illness. Cross-sectional data from the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System were aggregated.

Driving after substance use in Rhode Island adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis of surveillance data.

Objective: Existing literature on driving under the influence during adolescence is sparse, especially for driving after the use of non-medical prescription drugs (DAP). This study examines the prevalence of driving after use of alcohol (DAA), cannabis (DAC), and DAP, and examines the role of several potential risk and protective factors.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of the 2022 Rhode Island Study Survey, a cross-sectional survey of middle and high school students.

Digital Alcohol and Cannabis Ads, Consumption Frequency, and Driving Under the Influence.

Objective: Little is known about the consequences of substance-related advertising on driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) or cannabis (DUIC). This study seeks to estimate associations between substance-related digital advertising exposures and DUIA and DUIC in a sample of young adults.

Method: The Rhode Island Young Adult Survey 2022 was a cross-sectional web-based survey of 1,022 adults ages 18-25 years.

Internet, App-Based, and Casino Gambling: Associations Between Modality, Problem Gambling, and Substance Use.

Technology-based gambling prevalence is not well understood since relevant questions are not included in health and disease surveillance studies. The current study sought to estimate the prevalence of internet-based and smartphone app-based gambling, along with casino gambling, in a sample of U.S.

Self-esteem only goes so far: the moderating effect of social media screen time on self-esteem and depressive symptoms.

This study assessed the independent association of self-esteem and social media screen time on depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating role of social media screen time in the relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms. The Mobile Screen Time Project was a cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted from March to May of 2019. 437 U.

Substance Misuse among Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Role of Everyday Discrimination and Identity.

Background: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) often deal with discrimination which can result in maladaptive coping like substance misuse, yet few studies have examined the association between everyday discrimination and various types of substance misuse among SGMs or whether there is heterogeneity in substance misuse or this relationship by SGM identity.

Methods: Data from 1316 adult SGMs in the United States were recruited from Reddit between February and March 2022. SGM identities (sexual minorities assigned male at birth (AMAB), sexual minorities assigned female at birth (AFAB), gender minorities AMAB, gender minorities AFAB), everyday discrimination, depressive symptoms, marijuana and alcohol misuse, over-the-counter drug misuse, prescription drug misuse, and heroin use were measured, along with demographics.

Impact of alcohol home delivery and other methods of obtaining alcohol in young adults.

Aims: To estimate the use of home alcohol delivery and other methods of obtaining alcohol, rates of ID checking for home alcohol delivery purchases, and associations with alcohol-related consequences.

Methods: Surveillance data from 784 lifetime drinkers participating in the 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey were used. The method of obtaining alcohol (e.

The Impact of Police Response on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Social, Emotional, and Physical Well-Being: Results From the National Crime Victimization Survey.

This study examined whether police involvement in intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents is associated with victims' socio-emotional problems, and emotional and physical toll symptoms for 1 month or longer post-victimization. Data from the 2010-2019 National Crime Victimization Survey suggest that police investigational effort, later contact with the police, suffering severe injury during victimization, and repeated victimization were positively associated with experiencing socio-emotional problems. Later contact with police and severe injury were positively associated with both emotional and physical toll symptoms, while the female sex was positively associated with emotional toll symptoms.

Occupational Injustice and the Right to Play: A Systematic Review of Accessible Playgrounds for Children With Disabilities.

Importance: Playgrounds facilitate important opportunities for growth and development during childhood. Despite accessibility regulations, these experiences are not afforded to children with disabilities as a result of environmental and societal barriers.

Objective: To identify and synthesize existing research on the relationship between key areas of development and accessible play settings for children with disabilities to inform evidence-based interventions and advocacy work.

The Mental Health Burden of Racial Discrimination in Young Adults in Rhode Island.

Objectives: This study examined the association between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among Rhode Island young adults.

Methods: The 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey recruited 1,022 young adults aged 18-25 years who lived in Rhode Island for at least part of the year. Multivariable logistic regression for depressive symptoms controlled for sexual and gender identity, race/ethnicity, social status, age, employment, and student status.

Brain Injury and Substance Use in Young Adults: The Need for Integrating Care.

Objectives: This study examined sociodemographic disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the association between TBI and substance misuse among young adults in Rhode Island.

Methods: Among this sample of N=1,022 from the 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey, multivariable logistic regressions were used to examine both study objectives.

Results: Black, Asian, and Hispanic young adults had 77% (95%CI: 26%, 93%), 79% (95%CI: 32%, 94%), and 58% (95%CI: 31%, 75%) lower odds of brain injury, respectively, compared to White, non-Hispanic young adults.

Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Substance Use Among Middle School and High School Students: A Natural Experiment.

Objective: Research on COVID-19's effect on substance use is mixed, and few studies have focused on adolescents. We assessed whether implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown affected substance use and changed perceptions of psychoactive substance availability in middle and high school students.

Methods: We assessed self-reported use and perceived availability of alcohol, tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, nonprescribed prescription drugs, and illicit drugs (heroin, inhalants) among middle and high school respondents aged 11-18 years to the Rhode Island Student Survey (N = 17 751).

A stop-gain variant in is associated with atherogenic lipid profiles.

Current understanding of lipid genetics has come mainly from studies in European-ancestry populations; limited effort has focused on Polynesian populations, whose unique population history and high prevalence of dyslipidemia may provide insight into the biological foundations of variation in lipid levels. Here, we performed an association study to fine map a suggestive association on 5q35 with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) seen in Micronesian and Polynesian populations. Fine-mapping analyses in a cohort of 2,851 Samoan adults highlighted an association between a stop-gain variant (rs200884524; c.

Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Alcohol-Related Consequences in Young Adults.

Exposure to alcohol marketing is positively associated with alcohol consumption. However, few research studies have tested alcohol marketing's effect on other alcohol-related outcomes. Consequently, the current study sought to identify associations between exposure to alcohol marketing and alcohol-related consequences in young adults.

Gambling: A Ubiquitous Behavior Among Rhode Island's Young Adults.

Objectives: Gambling is a prevalent behavior associated with numerous consequences. The purpose of the current study was to assess the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling in Rhode Island young adults and to identify sociodemographic correlates of gambling.

Methods: Data from n=546 participants of the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey were used.

Correlates of gambling and gambling problems among Rhode Island young adults: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Numerous states in the USA have legalized sports betting due to recent legal decisions by the US Supreme Court. Here, sociodemographic correlates of current gambling and specific gambling activities associated with symptoms of gambling problems were identified.

Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from the 2020 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey (RIYAS).

Eliminating Disparities in Young Adult Tobacco Use: The Need for Integrated Behavioral Healthcare.

Objectives: There is limited data available specific to young adult tobacco use in Rhode Island. This study examines whether young adult cigarette and e-cigarette use varies by sociodemographics, mental health, and use of other substances.

Methods: This cross-sectional web-based survey was administered during the COVID-19 pandemic, from May to October 2020.

Breaking Down Barriers: Young Adult Interest and Use of Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services.

Objectives: Use of telehealth for behavioral health services has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines which young adults in Rhode Island were using these telehealth services and are interested in its use.

Methods: This cross-sectional web-based survey was administered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, from May to October 2020.