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A new study from the EpiArts Lab, co-authored by Jameel Arts & Health Lab Affiliate Researchers Daisy Fancourt and Jill Sonke, highlights the positive impact of frequent hobby engagement on reducing substance use in adolescence. Early adolescents who engaged in hobbies had 28% lower odds of marijuana use and were less likely to binge drink. 📊🔬 Explore the full findings here: https://lnkd.in/d6Df5ZPF NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development CULTURUNNERS WHO Regional Office for Europe World Health Organization Community Jameel Social Biobehavioural Research Group Jill Sonke #DaisyFancourt University of Florida - Center for Arts in Medicine #artsandhealth #research #youthmentalhealth #artsinresearch #artsinpublichealth #artsandwellbeing #artsandculture #ArtsHealth #artsinhealth #mentalhealth #harmreduction #substanceuse #EpiArtsLab #hobbies #creativity #hobby