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DESCRIPTION:Program: Alcohol\, Tobacco\, and Other Drugs Session: Harm Red
 uction and Health Equity in Vulnerable Populations (Outstanding Student W
 ork) Authors: Raquel Rose\, Sitara Weerakoon\, Shreya Jadhav\, Ijeoma Opa
 ra See all authors and presenters → Abstract Social media is a popular me
 thod for youth to communicate\, be entertained\, and escape reality. Howe
 ver\, youth have grown reliant on social media\, suggesting major effects
  in substance use and mental health behaviors. Prior research has highlig
 hted associations between adolescence and increased substance use and dec
 lines in mental health\, including heightened anxiety and depression. Thi
 s study explores the social media content youth are exposed to and examin
 es how such exposure influences their behaviors and perceptions on substa
 nce use and mental health while considering peer dynamics. Twenty youth b
 etween the ages of 13-21 years were recruited from youth serving organiza
 tions in an urban city in New Jersey and interviewed from July to August 
 2024. The sample had a mean age of 16 years\, 80% identified as male and 
 20% identified as female\, and 55% identified as Black/African American\,
  25% identified as Afro-Latino\, and 15% identified as Hispanic/Latino. A
 dditionally\, 30% of the sample were justice-involved. Rapid qualitative 
 analysis was conducted to identify three themes. First was “Social media 
 increases exposure to substance use content\, which may influence youth b
 ehavior”\, with youth seeing smoking and vaping content on Instagram and 
 TikTok and worrying about the impact on younger children. Second was “Men
 tal health content is widely present but varies in accuracy and influence
 ”\, with youth recognizing the variety of mental health content but mixed
  reactions to the influence of social media on mental health. Third was “
 There is a need for more authentic substance use prevention messaging”\, 
 as youth emphasized the need for trusted messengers to be honest and enga
 ging to increase awareness about substance use. Findings demonstrate a ne
 ed for researchers to collaborate with youth in the development and disse
 mination of tailored social media-based public health interventions to ad
 dress the knowledge gaps among youth on substance use and mental health.\
 n\nSpeakers:\nRaquel Rose\; Sitara Weerakoon\; Ijeoma Opara\; Shreya Jadh
 av\n\nAdmission:\nRegistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is Required\n
 \nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/social-media-influences-o
 n-youth-substance-use-and-mental-health/\n
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LOCATION:801 Allen Y Lew Pl NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:4288.0 - Social media influences on youth substance use and mental
  health in an urban Northeastern U.S. city
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