2005
Poor mental health and smoking: interactive impact on wages.
Jofre-Bonet M, Busch SH, Falba TA, Sindelar JL. Poor mental health and smoking: interactive impact on wages. The Journal Of Mental Health Policy And Economics 2005, 8: 193-203. PMID: 16385145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental healthMental health problemsMental healthSmoking statusHealth problemsMental health disordersMental health statusGreater productivity lossCommunity Tracking SurveyMental health variesCurrent smokingFormer smokersSmokingHealth disordersHealth statusHealth variesDetermination of causalityWomenPositive associationPrimary aimHealthMalesProductivity lossStatusOutcomes
2003
Reduction of quantity smoked predicts future cessation among older smokers
Falba T, Jofre‐Bonet M, Busch S, Duchovny N, Sindelar J. Reduction of quantity smoked predicts future cessation among older smokers. Addiction 2003, 99: 93-102. PMID: 14678067, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00574.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantity of cigarettesSmoking quantityLikelihood of cessationChronic health problemsWarrants further studyHarm reduction strategiesOlder smokersSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeSmoking cessationFirst followSmoking levelsFuture cessationPsychiatric problemsHealth problemsAlcohol useBeneficial effectsMarital statusCessationOlder AmericansSmokersFurther studiesModerate reductionRetirement StudyCigarettes
2001
INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE: Solutions to a Public Health Problem
Sindelar J, Fiellin D. INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE: Solutions to a Public Health Problem. Annual Review Of Public Health 2001, 22: 249-272. PMID: 11274521, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.249.ChaptersConceptsPublic health problemEffectiveness of treatmentIllicit drug useDrug useHealth problemsDrug dependenceBroader social costsImportant public health problemNew pharmacological agentsFuture treatment programsIndividual functioningStandard treatmentPharmacological agentsTreatment programDrug abuseCounseling strategiesPrevention effortsHigh dropout rateTreatmentFunctioningCompletion ratesDropout rateLow completion ratesLow effectivenessNew setting