No Peers, No Beers: WVU Research Shows Youth Substance Use Declined During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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With stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, youth spent more time at home with family and were more isolated from in-person interaction with peers. Largely due to this social isolation from peers, substance use among youth declined, according to researchers at the WVU School of Public Health.