2019
Change in Marijuana Use and Related Problems among Adolescents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Mediating Effects of Alcohol Consumption
Spinola S, Moskal D, Maisto S, Park A, Labbe A, Chung T. Change in Marijuana Use and Related Problems among Adolescents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Mediating Effects of Alcohol Consumption. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 2019, 28: 312-322. DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2020.1774024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentTreatment outcomesAlcohol consumptionDisorder treatmentOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMarijuana useNumber of adolescentsMarijuana treatment outcomesDrinking daysPotential mediatorsClinical samplesMultiple substancesLongitudinal studyOutcomesMarijuana use frequencyAdolescentsMarijuanaTreatmentBaselineMonthsDrugsMediatorsPre-treatment alcohol consumptionUse frequency
2017
Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior
Spinola S, Maisto S, White C, Huddleson T. Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior. Alcohol 2017, 61: 1-8. PMID: 28599712, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionSelf-regulated behaviorRisk-taking behaviorExecutive functioningDose of alcoholPractice effectsHeavy drinkersBeverage conditionControl participantsAcute alcohol intoxicationMemory dataSignificant impairmentAlcohol intoxicationMixed-methods study designMethodological concernsDeficitsMemoryParticipantsSignificant interactionPlacebo participantsLow BACsDrinkersAlcohol consumption