Stability and Change in Psychosocial Risk and Protective Profiles for Substance Use in Adolescents With and Without ADHD

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What this research studies

This project follows adolescents, including those with ADHD, to understand how changing social and personal factors influence when and how they start or escalate substance use. It uses a data-driven, person-centered method to map risk and protective patterns across different life contexts. By following participants over time, researchers aim to identify which psychosocial profiles are linked to healthier or riskier substance use trajectories. The study focuses on real-world environments like family, peers, and school to capture how these factors interact with ADHD to shape outcomes. Results could inform tailored support strategies for teens at risk of substance misuse.

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Where this research is happening

• Univ of Maryland, College Park
  College Park, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Taubin, Daria — Univ of Maryland, College Park
• Study coordinator: Taubin, Daria

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About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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