Drug & alcohol use falls when personal sense of purpose and meaning is strong
University of Michigan researchers issued findings last week at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Washington on a complex issue: Purpose and meaning in life have been linked to higher levels of psychological well-being, yet the association between purpose and meaning and alcohol and other drug use (AOD) remains unexamined.
Researchers examined the direct influence of purpose and meaning on AOD use during young adulthood.