Individual Differences in Substance Use Motives, Trauma, and Stress Among College-Based Polysubstance Users

Conclusions: Individual differences in motivations for use were partly explained by frequency of alcohol use and alcohol problem severity, but not by history of trauma or stress. Finally, while patterns of correlations among motivations for use across substances suggested a general tendency to be motivated to use substances for similar reasons, this was not supported by confirmatory factor models. Overall, shared motives may inform potential behavioral patterns for co-use of substances during college and might advise future treatment efforts.PMID:38544304 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2024.2330911
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research