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Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular expertise in Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, General Health Professions, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in their work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Homelessness and Social Issues, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

The scientist has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Frequent co-authors in their research include Megan E. Patrick, Patrick M. O'Malley, Yuk C. Pang, John E. Schulenberg, and Brooke J. Arterberry.

Some of the recent papers published by Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath feature:

  • "Negative alcohol-related consequences experienced by young adults in the past 12 months: Differences by college attendance, living situation, binge drinking, and sex" (2020, Addictive Behaviors)
  • "Alcohol use and the COVID-19 pandemic: Historical trends in drinking, contexts, and reasons for use among U.S. adults" (2022, Social Science & Medicine)
  • "Drinking Motives and Drinking Consequences across Days: Differences and Similarities between Moderate, Binge, and High-Intensity Drinking" (2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research)
  • "Drinking Intensity at Age 29/30 as a Predictor of Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms at Age 35 in a National Sample" (2021, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs)
  • "Patterns and predictors of high-intensity drinking and implications for intervention." (2021, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors)

Best Publications

  • Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company–Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking-Related Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior

    Melanie Wakefield;Yvonne Terry-McElrath;Sherry Emery;Henry Saffer

  • Energy drinks, soft drinks, and substance use among United States secondary school students.

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. Oʼmalley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • State Medical Marijuana Laws

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Jamie F. Chriqui;Deborah A. Reichmann;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath

  • Tobacco Industry Marketing at Point of Purchase After the 1998 MSA Billboard Advertising Ban

    Melanie A. Wakefield;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Frank J. Chaloupka;Dianne C. Barker

  • High‐Intensity Drinking Among Young Adults in the United States: Prevalence, Frequency, and Developmental Change

    Megan E. Patrick;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Deborah D. Kloska;John E. Schulenberg

  • Alcohol and Marijuana Use Patterns Associated With Unsafe Driving Among U.S. High School Seniors: High Use Frequency, Concurrent Use, and Simultaneous Use

    Yvonne M Terry-McElrath;Patrick M O’Malley;Lloyd D Johnston

  • Televised State-Sponsored Antitobacco Advertising and Youth Smoking Beliefs and Behavior in the United States, 1999-2000

    Sherry Emery;Melanie A. Wakefield;Yvonne Terry-McElrath;Henry Saffer

  • Exercise and substance use among American youth, 1991-2009.

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. O'Malley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among US high school seniors from 1976 to 2011: Trends, reasons, and situations

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. O’Malley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • State Medical Marijuana Laws: Understanding the Laws and Their Limitations

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Jamie F Chriqui;Deborah A Reichmann;Yvonne M Terry-McElrath

  • The effect of antismoking advertisement executional characteristics on youth comprehension, appraisal, recall, and engagement.

    Yvonne Terry-Mcelrath;Melanie Wakefield;Erin Ruel;George I. Balch

  • High-intensity drinking by underage young adults in the United States.

    Megan E. Patrick;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath

  • Reasons for Drug Use among American Youth by Consumption Level, Gender, and Race/ethnicity: 1976-2005

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. O'Malley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • Patterns of simultaneous and concurrent alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents

    Megan E. Patrick;Deborah D. Kloska;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Christine M. Lee

  • Negative alcohol-related consequences experienced by young adults in the past 12 months: Differences by college attendance, living situation, binge drinking, and sex.

    Megan E. Patrick;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Rebecca J. Evans-Polce;John E. Schulenberg

  • Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adult Drinkers: Age-Specific Changes in Prevalence from 1977 to 2016.

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Megan E. Patrick

  • Appraisal of anti-smoking advertising by youth at risk for regular smoking: a comparative study in the United States, Australia, and Britain.

    M Wakefield;R Durrant;Y Terry-McElrath;E Ruel

  • Alcohol use and the COVID-19 pandemic: Historical trends in drinking, contexts, and reasons for use among U.S. adults

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  • Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among underage young adults in the United States

    Megan E. Patrick;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Christine M. Lee;John E. Schulenberg

  • Substance use and exercise participation among young adults: parallel trajectories in a national cohort-sequential study

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. O'Malley

  • Longitudinal patterns of marijuana use across ages 18–50 in a US national sample: A descriptive examination of predictors and health correlates of repeated measures latent class membership

    Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath;Patrick M. O’Malley;Lloyd D. Johnston;Bethany C. Bray

  • Relation between newspaper coverage of tobacco issues and smoking attitudes and behaviour among American teens.

    K Clegg Smith;M A Wakefield;Y Terry-McElrath;F J Chaloupka

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick M. O'Malley
Patrick M. O'Malley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lloyd D. Johnston
Lloyd D. Johnston University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Megan E. Patrick
Megan E. Patrick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jamie F. Chriqui
Jamie F. Chriqui University of Illinois at Chicago
John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Sherry Emery
Sherry Emery University of Chicago
Henry Saffer
Henry Saffer National Bureau of Economic Research
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula University of Southern California
Christine M. Lee
Christine M. Lee University of Washington

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