Andrea Weinberger, PhD
About
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Attitude; Depressive Disorder; Tobacco Use Disorder
Public Health Interests
Mental Health; Women's Health; Substance Use, Addiction
Publications
2025
Varenicline as a First-Line Treatment for Individuals With Current Major Depressive Disorder Who Smoke Cigarettes
Weinberger A, Steinberg M. Varenicline as a First-Line Treatment for Individuals With Current Major Depressive Disorder Who Smoke Cigarettes. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 182: 139-141. PMID: 39891442, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20241064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use by Sexual Minority Adults in the United States, 2022
Lee J, Hinds J, Dai H, Weinberger A. Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use by Sexual Minority Adults in the United States, 2022. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 68: 717-725. PMID: 39725091, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority individualsCannabis co-useMinority individualsCo-use of tobaccoSexual identityPast-month tobaccoSexual minority adultsNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthLevels of tobaccoCo-useDrug Use and HealthLesbian femalesGay malesBisexual femalesAdult samplesHeterosexual femalesBisexual malesMinority adultsNegative health outcomesHeterosexual malesMultinomial logistic regressionCannabis useUnited StatesHigh health burdenCannabisPracticing Inclusive Language Related to People Who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and Other Sexual and Gender Identities in Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Lee J, Wein P, Heffner J, Weinberger A, Hinds J. Practicing Inclusive Language Related to People Who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and Other Sexual and Gender Identities in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2024, ntae305. PMID: 39705106, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntae305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA qualitative study of attitudes and perceptions of smoking cessation medication among patients with cancer
Gittleman J, Cloutier J, Park E, Rasmussen A, Ponzani C, Weinberger A, Ostroff J, Perez G. A qualitative study of attitudes and perceptions of smoking cessation medication among patients with cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 836. PMID: 39611967, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-09030-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation medicationsCancer care providersCessation medicationsCancer careCare providersContext of cancer careSemi-structured interview guideTobacco treatment trialQualitative study of attitudesIncrease adherence ratesFollow-up surveyTobacco cessationMedication uptakeReport smokingExit interviewsTobacco useInterview guideNVivo 11Medication nonadherenceAdherence ratesInterrater reliabilityQualitative studyPsychological benefitsDecreased riskConclusionThe findingsChanges in Cannabis Use Patterns in Psychiatric Populations Pre- and Post-Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Use in Canada: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey
Sorkhou M, Johnstone S, Weinberger A, Cooper Z, Sanches M, Castle D, Hall W, Rabin R, Hammond D, George T. Changes in Cannabis Use Patterns in Psychiatric Populations Pre- and Post-Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Use in Canada: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey. Cannabis 2024, 7: 1-13. PMID: 39781550, PMCID: PMC11705070, DOI: 10.26828/cannabis/2024/000238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersCannabis useRecreational cannabis useHealth disordersPublic health prevention programsRepeated cross-sectional surveysCross-sectional surveyMental health problemsHealth prevention programsPast-30-day cannabis useCannabis use patternsSubstance use disordersImpact of cannabis legalizationLegalization of recreational cannabis usePrevention programsGeneral populationHealth problemsPsychiatric populationsBipolar disorderWave 2Wave 1International Cannabis Policy StudyDaily/almostCannabisCanadian respondentsRace/ethnicity-based discrimination, depressive symptoms, and smoking-related variables among people with HIV participating in a randomized clinical trial for cigarette smoking cessation
Agterberg S, Shuter J, Stanton C, Seng E, Weinberger A. Race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depressive symptoms, and smoking-related variables among people with HIV participating in a randomized clinical trial for cigarette smoking cessation. AIDS Care 2024, 36: 1781-1794. PMID: 38961835, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2373403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmoking-related variablesDepressive symptomsRandomized controlled smoking cessation trialSelf-efficacyGroup therapy interventionSmoking cessation trialHIV clinical care sitesMeasures of demographicsSecondary analysis of dataClinical care sitesCigarette smoking cessationNicotine dependenceCessation trialFollow-upCare sitesTherapy interventionsTreatment interventionsQuit smokingSmoking cessationSecondary analysisSmoking cigarettesControl conditionModifiable variablesRandomized clinical trialsIndirect effectsM78 Emotion Regulation Expectancies and Smoking Cessation Factors: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study During a Practice Quit Attempt
Pang R, Wang S, Tucker C, Zadoorian L, Weinberger A, D'Orazio L, Kirkpatrick M. M78 Emotion Regulation Expectancies and Smoking Cessation Factors: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study During a Practice Quit Attempt. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110358. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchM90 Incidence of Opioid Misuse by Cigarette Smoking Status in the United States
Parker M, Cruz R, Streck J, Weinberger A. M90 Incidence of Opioid Misuse by Cigarette Smoking Status in the United States. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110370. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence and Trends in Cigarette Smoking With and Without Tobacco Use Disorder Among Adults in the United States: 2010-2021.
Streck J, Parker M, Cruz R, Rosen R, Baker T, Piper M, Weinberger A. Prevalence and Trends in Cigarette Smoking With and Without Tobacco Use Disorder Among Adults in the United States: 2010-2021. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2024, 85 PMID: 38874573, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.23m15086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco use disorderDaily cigarette smokingPrevalence of daily cigarette smokingDaily smokingNondaily smokingCigarette smokingUS adultsPrevalence of tobacco use disordersUse disorderNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDrug Use and HealthUnited StatesSubstance use disordersWeighted prevalenceLess educationNational estimatesMethods:</b> DataLow-incomeSmokingCigarettePrevalenceAdultsNondailyComposition variablesDisordersSmoking cessation among sexual minority women: Differences in cigarette quit ratios across age, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation
Hinds J, Russell S, Weinberger A. Smoking cessation among sexual minority women: Differences in cigarette quit ratios across age, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Preventive Medicine 2024, 188: 108035. PMID: 38852889, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientationSM womenSexual minoritiesCigarette quit ratiosSexual minority womenTobacco-related disparitiesLifetime smokingPrevalence of cigarette useGay/lesbian womenBisexual womenBaseline survey dataProbability of quitting smokingMinority womenHousehold incomeLikelihood of quittingSurvey dataTobacco communicationYounger cohortsNational sampleOlder cohortTobacco preventionAge cohortsCessation effortsSmoking cessationQuitting cigarettes
News
News
- April 21, 2016
Study Shows Better Way for Women to Quit Smoking
- December 09, 2012Source: Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Using our knowledge of alcohol-tobacco interactions to reduce alcohol use
- June 08, 2010
Over $100,000 in Pilot Grants to Improve Women’s Health, Reform Health Care
- November 11, 2004
Yale Study Might Help Smokers Quit