Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use

This meta-analysis synthesises evidence from 55 longitudinal studies involving more than 540,000 participants to examine the relationship between spirituality and harmful or hazardous alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. The findings demonstrate a consistent protective association, with spirituality...

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Koh HK, Frederick DE, Balboni TA, O'Reilly SM, Kelly JF, Humphreys K, Botticelli M, Mathur MB, Psimopoulos CS, Long KNG, VanderWeele TJ. Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. JAMA Psychiatry. 2026 Apr 1;83(4):363-378. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.4816. PMID: 41706493; PMCID: PMC12917744.

Publication Date

2026

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Faith-Based Strategies 