2023
Neural correlates of negative life events and their relationships with alcohol and cannabis use initiation
Zhao Y, Potenza M, Tapert S, Paulus M. Neural correlates of negative life events and their relationships with alcohol and cannabis use initiation. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2023, 25: 112-121. PMID: 37916739, PMCID: PMC10623894, DOI: 10.1080/19585969.2023.2252437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative life eventsCannabis initiationGreater cortical thicknessCaudate gray matter volumeGray matter volumeDose-response relationshipOdds of alcoholLife eventsInitiation of alcoholSubstance Use InitiationCortical thicknessSubstance-naïveSuperior temporal sulcusNeural pathwaysCannabis useBrain structuresAlcohol useUse initiationAlcohol initiationSubstance use trajectoriesPoor academic performanceTemporal sulcusNeural mechanismsCannabisLinear regression models
2019
The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposure
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