APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Trends in Problematic Alcohol Use: Decreases in the 2021-24 Academic Years Following COVID-19
- Alexis Cope
University of Mount Union - Cam Hough
University of Mount Union - Michael Knepp
University of Mount Union
Abstract
This study examined alcohol and vaping usage in college students pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. Following the pandemic, students reported fewer days per month where alcohol was consumed, decreased binge drinking, and fewer problems related to alcohol use. Vaping rates increased in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Substance Abuse and Addiction
