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ENP90: Early Life Stress and Substance Use

September 4, 2024·25 min·2 clips
Males with trauma history were more likely to use nicotine, while females from low-resource environments showed higher substance use risk.
Dr. Alexandra Donovan discusses her research on how early life stress influences youth substance use initiation, examining the roles of puberty, sex hormones, and sex differences. She shares findings from the ABCD study, revealing that trauma increases nicotine use in males, while low-resource environments elevate substance use risk in females, with hormone levels providing potential biological explanations.

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A careful look at how early stress may intersect with puberty and the first steps toward substance use.

Aaron Lohr opens by asking how early life stress may intersect with pubertal development, sex hormones, and youth substance use initiation. Dr.

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