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April 19, 2026Frontiers in NutritionOpen Access

Substance use in adolescence is associated with future cardiovascular disease risk: findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent to adult health

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PAPrince Nii Ossah AddoMBMonique J. BrownRGRajat Das Gupta

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Overview

Analysis shows increased cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood due to adolescent substance use, highlighting prevention needs.

Key Points

  • This study aims to characterize adolescent substance use patterns and examine their association with future cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood.
  • Performed a secondary data analysis using the Add Health dataset from Waves I and IV.
  • Evaluated substance use through self-report questionnaires assessing binge drinking, marijuana use, and cigarette smoking.
  • Used logistic regression to examine associations while adjusting for covariates.
  • 26% of adolescents reported binge drinking; 26% reported smoking; 13% used marijuana.
  • Those using one substance had 1.82 times higher odds of adulthood CVD; odds increased with more substances.
  • Adolescents using multiple substances had significantly higher risks compared to non-users.

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Addo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e4702d010ef96374d8d721https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1808382
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