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Use of Generative AI for Substance-Related Information Among Young Adults (Aged 18-29 Years) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey.

  • Mireia Triguero Roura1
  • Pia M Mauro1,2
  1. 1Center for Pharmacoepidemiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 112 Patterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States, 1 (848) 932-8413.
  2. 2Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States.
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One in three young adults reported substance-related generative AI use, mainly for seeking information on substances, with higher prevalence among Black and male respondents; findings highlight that generative AI might be shaping the substance-use ecosystem among young adults and further research is needed to understand its public health implications.

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@article{roura2026generative,
  title = {{Use of Generative AI for Substance-Related Information Among Young Adults (Aged 18-29 Years) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey.}},
  author = {Mireia Triguero Roura and Pia M Mauro},
  journal = {JMIR formative research},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.2196/100667},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42896105},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TI  - Use of Generative AI for Substance-Related Information Among Young Adults (Aged 18-29 Years) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey.
AU  - Mireia Triguero Roura
AU  - Pia M Mauro
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
JO  - JMIR formative research
DO  - 10.2196/100667
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42896105
AB  - Unlabelled  One in three young adults reported substance-related generative AI use, mainly for seeking information on substances, with higher prevalence among Black and male respondents; findings highlight that generative AI might be shaping the substance-use ecosystem among young adults and further research is needed to understand its public health implications.
SN  - 2561-326X
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