These workshops provide an overview of the #MonitoringTheFuture Cross-sectional and Panel studies, focusing on the public-use and restricted-use data. For more info: myumi.ch/152gd (Intro) and myumi.ch/61ApE#MonitoringTheFuture(Advanced) #SumProg26 #ICPSR #PublicHealthResearch #ResearchSkills
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Young adults who heavily use substances may report significantly poorer memory decades later, a new @umisr.bsky.social study suggests. “Substance use has both acute and long-term effects on health and well-being,” said research professor Megan Patrick. 🔗: https://myumi.ch/79W2Q

Young adulthood is a critical period for brain development. New research from #MonitoringtheFuture @meganepatrick.bsky.social explores how substance use patterns established early on may have lasting consequences on memory & cognitive health much later in life. @umisr.bsky.social myumi.ch/P3PmQ

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social, Katherine Keyes, Yvonne Terry-McElrath & @meganepatrick.bsky.social find 1 in 15 young adults microdose hallucinogens, very often in the context of other substance use (rather than the theraputic applications that are typical of microdosing) myumi.ch/NrwrD

🆕 #Epidemiology of #Hallucinogen #Microdosing Among Young Adults in the United States: A National Study Katherine M. Keyes, Yvonne Terry-McElrath, @meganepatrick.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umich.edu

Join our virtual Monitoring the Future @icpsrsummer.bsky.social workshops this summer! The workshops will provide an overview of the MTF Cross-sectional & Panel studies, focusing on the public-use & restricted-use data available from @icpsr.bsky.social & @nahdap.bsky.social Applications due 4/10

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social data, researchers find depression and loneliness in adolescence predicts later life distress. Intervention and prevention efforts in adolescence are potentially critical for addressing late life mental health problems myumi.ch/qZewg

Patterns of Cannabis Use and Perceived Accessibility Among Underage U.S. Young Adults: Implications for Policy and Prevention (new @jsadjournal.bsky.social 87/1) Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Yuk C. Pang, Megan E. Patrick @meganpatrickphd.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....

New data alert 📢 The Monitoring the Future Longitudinal Panel Study mortality data is now available. The data file includes confirmed mortality status on Panel respondents from 1976-2021. Visit our study page at @nahdap.bsky.social for more info: myumi.ch/79DN9

New #MonitoringtheFuture research in @ajpmonline.bsky.social on medical cannabis use, ages 19–65, looked at past-year cannabis type use patterns across young & middle adults. Medical cannabis use was reported by 2.6% of all adults and 9.8% of those reporting past 12-month use. myumi.ch/15e4J

Reported use of most drugs remains low among U.S. teens @mtfstudy.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social Read more ➡️ bit.ly/44AuG1X

Nearly 1 in 5 young adults use cannabis to fall asleep, according to new findings in JAMA Pediatrics. The study of 19-30 year olds also found 7.2% reported drinking alcohol to induce sleep. The extent of use was “pretty striking,” said @meganepatrick.bsky.social, who led the study.

22% of U.S. young adults use cannabis or alcohol to help them get to sleep Published in @jamapediatrics.com from @mtfstudy.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New findings from the Monitoring the Future Panel Study, led by @meganepatrick.bsky.social, show that 22% of U.S. young adults aged 19-30 reported using cannabis or alcohol to help them fall asleep. myumi.ch/n196r

ISR’s Monitoring the Future Panel Study finds record highs in adult vaping, cannabis, nicotine pouch use, and more. @meganepatrick.bsky.social says the data helps shape public health response. See some of the data highlights below. Read more: myumi.ch/15png #Druguse #newdata #Science

The percente of young & midlife adults using nicotine pouches significantly increased last year, while cannabis use, vaping & psychedelic drugs are at or near all-time highs, according to the latest data from @umisr.bsky.social's Monitoring the Future. myumi.ch/VVn4x h/t @meganepatrick.bsky.social

New #MonitoringTheFuture @mtfstudy.bsky.social Panel study results are now available! Full report on data from 1976-2024: monitoringthefuture.org/panelresults... news.umich.edu/nicotine-pou...

The Monitoring the Future survey, a national poll of substance use, has shown a significant decline in young people’s drinking over the last decade, said Megan Patrick (@meganepatrick.bsky.social), research professor and the MTF panel survey’s principal investigator. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...

A new study from @umisr.bsky.social & @cmu.edu reveals 40% of young drinkers report drinking alone, a pattern linked to significantly higher risk of alcohol use disorder. Solitary drinking is often tied to coping with anxiety & depression, making this a red flag for future harm. More: myumi.ch/W6Pw5

Great news! The MTF longitudinal panel data for ages 18-30, including the core and all six form-specific data files are now available! myumi.ch/w9d64

Solitary drinking has soared among young adults, ⬆️ to rates not seen since the late 1970s. This trend, found in a #MonitoringtheFuture & @cmu.edu study, is especially evident in young women, shrinking the historical gender gap in this high-risk drinking behavior. Learn more: myumi.ch/3RmGD

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social‬, Yvonne Terry-McElrath, Yuk Pang & @meganepatrick.bsky.social found that while young adults can't legally buy cannabis products, they report easy access. Among non-users, state policy & college attendance are linked to easier perceived access myumi.ch/R3QAW

The deadline to apply to the Monitoring the Future @icpsrsummer.bsky.social workshops is June 6th! Online only: myumi.ch/mRRmJ & in-person: myumi.ch/jJJmg

Congratulations to Grace Noppert!! She has been awarded with a Research Faculty Recognition Award from the UM Office of the Vice President for Research.

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social, Rebecca Evans-Polce, Brooke Arterberry, Stephanie Lanza & @meganepatrick.bsky.social conducted a comprehensive investigation of patterns of young adult substance use on a given day

More than 150 leaders of America's colleges, universities, and scholarly societies issued "A Call for Constructive Engagement" in response to the ongoing government intrusion into #highered. Read the full statement: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

New paper in @ajpmonline.bsky.social: 1 in 8 young adults in the US used delta-8-THC in the past year, with differences by other cannabis use & policy context, in Monitoring the Future data @mtfstudy.bsky.social with @adam-leventhal.bsky.social @alyssaharlow.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.am...

Join us April 10-13, 2025 in the #PAA2025 exhibit hall as we showcase our Monitoring the Future study and research!

Receive an overview of the MTF Cross-sectional and Panel studies and discussion of the content of MTF public release and restricted-use data, data management, and analysis planning. For more details: myumi.ch/n18R9 and myumi.ch/3RkD1 #SumProg25 #ICPSR

@um-src.bsky.social now has its own starter pack of researchers, programs, and @umisr.bsky.social centers! Follow, share, and comment to be added or removed. go.bsky.app/FbsNECX

Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:

Check out my article in the Conversation, about how Trump's first presidency divided teens' views on racism and inequality and heightened discrimination.

ICYMI: @meganepatrick.bsky.social, Sarah Peterson, Yuk Pang & Yvonne Terry-McElrath used the @mtfstudy.bsky.social to examine the links between age 18 binge drinking status and midlife drinking outcomes, as well as moderation by sociodemographic characteristics myumi.ch/79ARG

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

🧪 Delta-8-THC is a psychoactive compound derived from hemp forms of cannabis increasingly used in vapes. @meganepatrick.bsky.social, Richard Miech et al used @mtfstudy.bsky.social to report on the prevalence of Delta-8-THC use among young adults aged 19-30 years myumi.ch/3ReMn

Celebrating 50 Years of Monitoring the Future Research! For half a century, the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research has conducted the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, examining the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American students. Read more: myumi.ch/M6Qd6

For those keeping track, we are now at 2 weeks with no new R01s funded. Still only 18 new ("01") grants are fellowships/Ks, a few admin supplements, one R35, and one R03. Same 2-week period in 2024: 143 new grants were awarded and 41 R01s. Devastating.

41/47 (87%) of NIH study sections are cancelled this week Frustrating to see all this good research stalled (& not funded) You can search for study sections that ‘did not meet as scheduled’ here with ones with * ⤵️ www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...

Patterns of daily or near-daily use of alcohol and cannabis among adults in the United States have been changing. @meganepatrick.bsky.social used @mtfstudy.bsky.social to measure how these shifts have occurred across developmental periods of adulthood myumi.ch/G4X74

"In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity." www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...

Richard Miech, @adam-leventhal.bsky.social, @meganepatrick.bsky.social, Nicolás Rodríguez report trends in cigarette & Ecigarette use among young adults who smoked as teens, finding a ⬇️ in cigarette use coinciding w/a ⬆️ in using Ecigarettes to quit combustibles myumi.ch/zX7j2 @mtfstudy.bsky.social

Open (public) sessions of NIDA and NIAAA Advisory council meetings scheduled for this week are both cancelled. Keep making calls folks. nida.nih.gov/about-nida/a...

The peer-reviewed NIAAA journal, Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, and all of the previously open access papers published in the journal have been removed from the web. arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/about-arcr

PAA and the Association of Population Centers express alarm about recent events in which federal agencies have been purging scientific and statistical data from publicly available portals and websites. Read our full statement: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...

An urgent message from the nation's health journalists:

The latest Monitoring the Future Panel report on HIV-related risk and protective factors among young adults in the U.S. is now available for download: bit.ly/MTFHIV

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

What happened at NIH today www.science.org/content/arti...