2021
Alcohol-related deaths among young passengers: An analysis of national alcohol-related fatal crashes
Romano E, Fell J, Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE. Alcohol-related deaths among young passengers: An analysis of national alcohol-related fatal crashes. Journal Of Safety Research 2021, 79: 376-382. PMID: 34848017, PMCID: PMC8640369, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood alcohol concentrationHigh blood alcohol concentrationsAlcohol-related deathsMotor vehicle deathsRace/ethnicityDrivers 15Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemAlcohol-related fatal crashesAlcohol-related fatalitiesHigh prevalenceHigh-risk situationsSecondary analysisYoung passengersWeekday nightsUnderage drinking driversImpaired driversPublic healthDrinking driversReporting systemDlWeekend nightsFatalitiesDeathAlcohol concentrationFatal crashes
2019
Close Friends' Drinking and Personal Income as Mediators of Extreme Drinking: A Prospective Investigation.
Luk JW, Haynie DL, Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Close Friends' Drinking and Personal Income as Mediators of Extreme Drinking: A Prospective Investigation. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2019, 80: 669-678. PMID: 31790357, PMCID: PMC6900994, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2019.80.669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach
Ahn KO, Kim J, Shin SD, Park H, Vaca FE, Park JO. The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 830. PMID: 31242881, PMCID: PMC6595560, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingBullyingEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansIncidenceMalePeer GroupRepublic of KoreaResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsRisk-TakingRural PopulationSchoolsSex FactorsSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationViolenceWounds and InjuriesConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIncidence rateRisk behaviorsSchool injuriesSocioeconomic statusKorea Youth Risk Behavior SurveyConclusionThe incidence rateRegional incidence ratesCurrent alcohol consumptionEmergency medical servicesNumber of injuriesEMS recordsInjury incidenceInjury preventionYouth Risk Behavior SurveyAlcohol consumptionInjury ratesKorea Census DataInjuryRisk Behavior SurveyInjury contextSES factorsHigher educational attainmentMedical servicesSocioeconomic factors
2018
Emerging Adults Riding With Marijuana-, Alcohol-, or Illicit Drug-Impaired Peer and Older Drivers.
Li K, Ochoa E, Vaca FE, Simons-Morton B. Emerging Adults Riding With Marijuana-, Alcohol-, or Illicit Drug-Impaired Peer and Older Drivers. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2018, 79: 277-285. PMID: 29553357, PMCID: PMC6019775, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2018.79.277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adult driversHeavy episodic drinkingIllicit drugsMJ useAdult marijuanaPeer alcoholEpisodic drinkingNEXT Generation Health StudyAdult driversHigh prevalenceMultinomial logistic regressionHealth StudyImpaired peersLogistic regressionSubstance useWork statusAdultsMarijuanaPrevalenceWave 4DrugsImpaired drivingDrinkingOlder DriversPast year
2016
Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States.
Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77: 77-85. PMID: 26751357, PMCID: PMC4711323, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy episodic drinkingDrug-impaired driversSubstance useEpisodic drinkingAlcohol/substance useNEXT Generation Health StudyHarm reduction strategiesPredictors of changePost-high school yearsHealth StudyIndividual substance useRepresentative cohortTime-varying covariatesDrinkingCohortYearsMonths