25 Jul ReACH Lab Graduate Student’s Recent Publication Featured in FIU News
On July 13th, 2023, FIU News published an article referencing ReACH Lab Graduate Student, Julie Cristello’s, recently published article that was included in Drug and Alcohol Review. The FIU article, titled “Teens more likely to use alcohol and marijuana if they see their friends post about it on social media,” detailed Julie Cristello’s recent findings on how teens are more likely to use substances, specifically drink alcohol and use marijuana, if their friends post it on Instagram and Snapchat. The article further explained how teens, with an average screen time of 8.5 hours a day, are now spending more time online than at school and that “many adolescents are being exposed to alcohol- and marijuana-related content on Instagram and Snapchat.” Towards the end of the article, Julie emphasized how future work needs to identify the specific social media features that may contribute to the perceptions of teens.
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