Richard A. Miech

Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research.

Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina

Research Interests: Dr. Miech's work focuses on trends in substance use, with an emphasis on disentangling how these trends vary by age, historical period, and birth cohort membership. His research interests also include the causes and consequences of substance use over the life course.

Monitoring the Future

ramiech@umich.edu

734-647-1343

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Miech and MTF study featured in BBC News

Miech in WSJ: "considerable jump" in adolescent vaping this year

Monitoring the Future data used in WSJ report on Gen Z

MTF data show high school seniors devote about 6 hours per day to digital media

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Miech, Richard A., Megan E. Patrick, Patrick M. O'Malley, Lloyd Johnston, and Jerald Bachman. 2020. "Trends in Reported Marijuana Vaping Among US Adolescents, 2017-2019." JAMA, 323(5): 475-476.

Barrington-Trimis, Jessica L., Junhan Cho, Esthelle Ewusi-Boisvert, Deborah Hasin, Jennifer B. Unger, Richard A. Miech, and Adam M. Leventhal. 2020. "Risk of Persistence and Progression of Use of 5 Cannabis Products After Experimentation Among Adolescents." JAMA Network Open, 3(1): e1919792.

Kelley-Quon, Lorraine I., Junhan Cho, David R. Strong, Richard A. Miech, Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis, Afton Kechter, and Adam M. Leventhal. 2019. "Association of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use With Subsequent Heroin Use Initiation in Adolescents." JAMA Pediatrics, 173(9): e191750.

Miech, Richard A., Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Patrick M. O'Malley, and Lloyd Johnston. 2019. "Increasing marijuana use for black adolescents in the United States: A test of competing explanations." Addictive Behaviors, 93: 59-64.

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High-intensity drinking and related consequences: Daily data from a national sample aged 19 to 22 (NIAAA)

Center for the Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Tobacco Regulations (NCI)

Monitoring the Future: Drug Use and Lifestyles of American Youth - Administrative Supplement (NIDA)

Monitoring the Future: A Cohort-Sequential Panel Study of Drug Use, Ages 19-60 (NIDA)

Monitoring the Future: Drug Use and Lifestyles of American Youth (NIDA)

Monitoring the Future: A Cohort-Sequential Panel Study of Drug Use, Ages 19-55 (NIDA)

Monitoring the Future: Drug Use and Lifestyles of American Youth (NIDA)

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