Illicit Drug Use During Travel: A Longitudinal Study of Risk in Emerging Adults

Osnat C. Melamed, Sophie D. Walsh, Shmuel Shulman, Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Department of Criminology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Department of Psychology, College of Management Academic Studies, Rishon Le, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan

Journal of Drug Issues

Published online on September 27, 2025

Abstract

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International travel by emerging adults is increasingly recognized as a context for experimentation with illicit drugs. This longitudinal study examined predictors of drug use trajectories among 249 young adults traveling to South America or Southeast ...