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October 23, 2025Open Access GovernmentOpen Access

Adolescent polysubstance use: Time for a new public health approach

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RFR FleuryRFR Fleury

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Discussion reveals the need for revised public health strategies to address adolescents' harmful polysubstance use, including alcohol.

Key Points

  • Growing polysubstance use is prevalent among adolescents, indicating a complex public health challenge.
  • Recent data shows 7.5% of 15–16-year-olds in an Irish survey used alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis together.
  • Clinical trials often exclude adolescents using multiple substances, leading to ineffective prevention strategies.
  • Public health frameworks must adapt to reflect the reality of substance use among youths for effective intervention.

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Fleury et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68fa1210f9f8b44535bfcf06https://doi.org/10.56367/oag-048-11655
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