Associations of alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and drug use/dependence with educational attainment: evidence from cotwin-control analyses.

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
Julia D GrantKathleen K Bucholz

Abstract

Although substance use is associated with reduced educational attainment, this association may be owing to common risk factors such as socioeconomic disadvantage. We tested whether alcohol, nicotine, and illicit drug use and dependence were associated with lifetime educational attainment after controlling for familial background characteristics. Data were from a 1987 questionnaire and a 1992 telephone diagnostic interview of 6,242 male twins (n = 3,121 pairs; mean age = 41.9 years in 1992) who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam era and therefore, were eligible for educational benefits after military service. Reduced educational attainment (<16 years) was examined in twin pairs discordant for substance use history. Substance use and dependence risk factors assessed were early alcohol and cannabis use, daily nicotine use, lifetime cannabis use, and alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and any illicit drug dependence. Three significant differences were observed between at-risk twins and their cotwins: Compared to their low-risk cotwins, likelihood of completing <16 years of education was significantly increased for the following: (i) twins who used alcohol before age 18 (adjusted OR = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.05), (ii) twins wi...Continue Reading

References

Dec 1, 1992·Journal of Health and Social Behavior·L ChassinD A Edwards
Jan 1, 1990·Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae·D T LykkenA Tellegen
Jan 1, 1987·Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae·S EisenC D Robinette
Jan 1, 1987·Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae·J GoldbergC D Robinette
Jan 1, 1993·Archives of General Psychiatry·K S KendlerR C Kessler
Sep 20, 1996·American Journal of Medical Genetics·M T TsuangL Eaves
Mar 1, 1997·Journal of Studies on Alcohol·P K WoodK A DeBord
Nov 4, 1993·Journal of Health Economics·P J Cook, M J Moore
Oct 8, 1999·American Journal of Public Health·J S BrookM Whiteman
Aug 15, 2002·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Patricia A Aloise-YoungErnest L Chavez
Jan 22, 2003·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Michael T LynskeyNicholas G Martin
Mar 1, 2003·Journal of Studies on Alcohol·Heather J GothamPhillip K Wood
Dec 4, 2003·Addiction·David M FergussonAnnette L Beautrais
Feb 9, 2005·Psychological Medicine·Arpana AgrawalKenneth S Kendler
Jan 4, 2006·Health Economics·Pinka Chatterji
May 16, 2006·Addiction·Arpana Agrawal, Michael T Lynskey
Dec 13, 2006·Behavior Genetics·Danielle M DickLaura Bierut
Jul 20, 2007·Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review·Loraine TownsendGary King
May 24, 2008·Twin Research and Human Genetics : the Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies·Sarah E BergenKenneth S Kendler
Oct 18, 2008·Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs·Jeremy StaffJennifer L Maggs
Oct 18, 2008·Journal of Health Economics·Jan C van Ours, Jenny Williams
Nov 26, 2009·Health Economics·Daniel F McCaffreyPhyllis Ellickson
May 12, 2010·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·L John HorwoodDelyse M Hutchinson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 16, 2015·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·Lauren R FewArpana Agrawal
Mar 24, 2015·International Journal of Epidemiology·Karl GauffinAnders Hjern
Aug 8, 2015·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·Melissa A Munn-ChernoffAlexis E Duncan
Nov 26, 2015·BMC Public Health·Le CaiKeying Zhao
Aug 27, 2013·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Karin J H VerweijMichael T Lynskey
Apr 8, 2016·Nature Reviews. Neuroscience·H Valerie CurranLoren H Parsons
Aug 25, 2015·Current Addiction Reports·Lindsey A HinesMichael Lynskey
Jul 12, 2013·International Journal of Public Health·Petra DermotaMeichun Mohler-Kuo
Aug 13, 2014·Alcohol and Alcoholism : International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism·Carlos F Ríos-Bedoya, Diana Freile-Salinas
Feb 26, 2016·The Lancet. Psychiatry·Wayne D HallLouisa Degenhardt
Jan 16, 2019·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·George R UhlJennifer Cable
Feb 2, 2019·Chinese Medical Journal·Yan-Di XieLai Wei
Nov 25, 2017·Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies·E L PufallS Gregson
Aug 14, 2020·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology·Marie KuklováPavla Cermakova
May 18, 2017·BMC Public Health·Christopher LowrieGeorge Thomson
May 23, 2020·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Carolyn E Sartor, Anne C Black
Jan 25, 2021·Clinical Psychology Review·Jasmine Turna, James MacKillop

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.