1-046 - More Reasons to Worry: Developmental Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use Across the Transition to Adulthood

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

One of the most central issues in the etiology of substance use is the understanding of long-term consequences of adolescent substance use. For numerous conceptual and methodological reasons, including for example prior failures to account for selection effects or the heterogeneity of developmental trajectories, substance use consequences on health, well-being, and positive development are not well understood (McCambridge et al., 2011; Schulenberg et al., 2014). This interdisciplinary symposium is designed to give full attention to adolescent substance use consequences across multiple domains indicating successful transitions from adolescence to adulthood. It consists of four empirical presentations based on well-characterized community-based and national longitudinal studies covering early adolescence through early adulthood. Across the four studies, variation in adolescent substance use is considered in terms of type (tobacco, marijuana, and other illicit drug use) as well as onset, frequency, and developmental course. Domains of consequences in the transition to adulthood include mental health (depression), ongoing parent-child relationships, romantic relationships, and educational attainment. Heterogeneity in course and extent of substance use is considered, selection effects are accounted for analytically using controls and propensity score matching, biological and social mechanisms are considered, and reciprocal effects are examined. Adolescent substance use predicts consequences in all four domains, with considerable complexity observed in effects depending on amount and type of use as well as ongoing reciprocal effects. Symposium Chairs will set the stage for audience involvement by summarizing overarching themes across biological, psychological and social levels, suggesting key implications regarding intervention, and posing strategic questions for discussion.

Sub Unit

• Health, Growth, Injury

Chairs

• John E Schulenberg, Univ of Michigan

• Jennifer L Maggs, Pennsylvania State University

Individual Presentations

• Depressive symptoms as a consequence of smoking in adolescent girls: Contribution of stress hormones - Presenting Author: Jochebed Gethsemane Gayles, Pennsylvania State University; Lorah D Dorn, University of Cincinnati; Sarah Beal, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Elizabeth J Susman, Pennsylvania State University; Kevin John Grimm, Arizona State University; John E Schulenberg, Univ of Michigan

• Title: Substance Use and the Parent-Child Relationship During the Young Adult Years - Presenting Author: Beth Stormshak, University of Oregon; Allison Caruthers, University of Oregon; Krista Chronister, Univ of Oregon; Sara Rabinovitch, Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon

• Romance and Drugs: Adolescent Substance Use as a Gateway to Later Romantic Relationships and Why That Might be a Good Thing - Presenting Author: Amy J Rauer, Auburn University; Gregory S Pettit, Auburn University; Diana R. Samek, Auburn University; Jennifer E Lansford, Duke University; John E Bates, Indiana University, Bloomington; Kenneth A Dodge, Duke University

• Effects of Late Adolescent Marijuana Use on Degree Attainment: A Propensity Model Analysis in a National Sample - Presenting Author: Jennifer L Maggs, Pennsylvania State University; Jeremy Staff, Pennsylvania State University; Deborah Kloska, University of Michigan; Megan E. Patrick, University of Michigan; Patrick O''Malley, University of Michigan; John E Schulenberg, Univ of Michigan