Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Substance use and epigenetic age acceleration: Associations with alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and SUD severity

By Maleah Fekete, Colter M. Mitchell, James K. Gibb, Brea Louise Perry

Cohort study of 2,276 peoplePopulations

The paper

Maleah Fekete, Colter M. Mitchell, James K. Gibb, Brea Louise Perry

Indiana University Bloomington

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 5 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113269 PubMed 42585945

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