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Overview

Megan E. Patrick is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on substance use, behavioral health, and related epidemiological outcomes. Their work spans multiple aspects of medicine and psychology, with a particular emphasis on epidemiology, general health professions, pharmacology, physiology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics primarily linked to alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine use among youth and young adults. Notable publications include:

  • "Trends in Use and Perceptions of Nicotine Vaping Among US Youth From 2017 to 2020" (2020) in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Changes in Young Adults' Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Norms, and Motives From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences" (2022) in Alcohol research
  • "Negative alcohol-related consequences experienced by young adults in the past 12 months: Differences by college attendance, living situation, binge drinking, and sex" (2020) in Addictive Behaviors
  • "A Daily Study Comparing Alcohol-Related Positive and Negative Consequences for Days With Only Alcohol Use Versus Days With Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use in a Community Sample of Young Adults" (2020) in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Collaboration has been an important part of their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Christine M. Lee
  • Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath
  • Anne M. Fairlie
  • Brian H. Calhoun
  • Michael J. Parks

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in specific venues such as:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Journal of Adolescent Health

Their main fields of study are medicine and psychology. Subfields of focused research activity include epidemiology, general health professions, pharmacology, physiology, and clinical psychology. The major research topics they address comprise:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Best Publications

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2017: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use

    Lloyd D. Johnston;Richard A. Miech;Patrick M. O'Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2019: Volume II, college students and adults ages 19-60

    John Schulenberg;Lloyd Johnston;Patrick O'Malley;Jerald Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2016: Volume II, college students and adults ages 19-55

    J. E. Schulenberg;L. D.. Johnston;P. M. O'Malley;J. G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2018: Volume II, college students and adults ages 19-60

    John Schulenberg;Lloyd Johnston;Patrick O'Malley;Jerald Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2018: Overview, Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use.

    Lloyd D. Johnston;Richard A. Miech;Patrick M. O'Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2019: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use

    Lloyd D. Johnston;Richard A. Miech;Patrick M. O'Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Socioeconomic Status and Substance Use Among Young Adults: A Comparison Across Constructs and Drugs

    Megan E. Patrick;Patrick Wightman;Robert F. Schoeni;John E. Schulenberg

  • Trends in Adolescent Vaping, 2017–2019

    Richard Miech;Lloyd Johnston;Patrick M. O’Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Prevalence and predictors of adolescent alcohol use and binge drinking in the United States.

    Megan E. Patrick;John E. Schulenberg

  • What is a representative brain? Neuroscience meets population science.

    Emily B. Falk;Luke W. Hyde;Colter Mitchell;Jessica Faul

  • Extreme Binge Drinking Among 12th-Grade Students in the United States: Prevalence and Predictors

    Megan E. Patrick;John E. Schulenberg;Meghan E. Martz;Jennifer L. Maggs

  • Latent transition analysis: Benefits of a latent variable approach to modeling transitions in substance use

    Stephanie T. Lanza;Megan E. Patrick;Jennifer L. Maggs

  • E-cigarette use as a predictor of cigarette smoking: results from a 1-year follow-up of a national sample of 12th grade students.

    Richard Miech;Megan E Patrick;Patrick M O'Malley;Lloyd D Johnston

  • Adolescents' reported reasons for alcohol and marijuana use as predictors of substance use and problems in adulthood

    Megan E. Patrick;John E. Schulenberg;Patrick M. O'malley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • Adolescent Vaping and Nicotine Use in 2017-2018 - U.S. National Estimates.

    Richard Miech;Lloyd Johnston;Patrick M. O’Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Childhood and adolescent predictors of alcohol use and problems in adolescence and adulthood in the National Child Development Study

    Jennifer L. Maggs;Jennifer L. Maggs;Megan E. Patrick;Leon Feinstein

  • Is There a Recent Epidemic of Women's Drinking? A Critical Review of National Studies.

    Katherine M. Keyes;Katherine M. Keyes;Justin Jager;Tatini Mal-Sarkar;Megan E. Patrick

  • Trends in use of marijuana and attitudes toward marijuana among youth before and after decriminalization: the case of California 2007-2013

    Richard A. Miech;Lloyd Johnston;Patrick M. O’Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2017: Volume II, college students and adults ages 19-55

    J.E. Schulenberg;L.D. Johnston;P.M. O'Malley;J.G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2018. Volume I, Secondary School Students.

    Richard A. Miech;Lloyd D. Johnston;Patrick M. O'Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

  • Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2016: Volume I, secondary school students

    Richard A. Miech;Lloyd D. Johnston;Patrick M. O'Malley;Jerald G. Bachman

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jennifer L. Maggs
Jennifer L. Maggs Pennsylvania State University
Christine M. Lee
Christine M. Lee University of Washington
Melissa A. Lewis
Melissa A. Lewis University of North Texas Health Science Center
Mary E. Larimer
Mary E. Larimer University of Washington
Clayton Neighbors
Clayton Neighbors University of Houston
Stephanie T. Lanza
Stephanie T. Lanza Pennsylvania State University
Linda L. Caldwell
Linda L. Caldwell Pennsylvania State University
Charles B. Fleming
Charles B. Fleming University of Washington
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington

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