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Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents
Sartor CE, Li EY, Black AC. Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2022, 23: 72-94. PMID: 35468309, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2064383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco use initiationRisk factorsTobacco useUse initiationSubstance use studiesTobacco use riskUnderstanding of alcoholBlack adolescentsNon-interpersonal traumaHigher oddsLower oddsFamily-level supportSubstance useModest prevalenceUse riskClass 3National surveyAdolescentsTraumaInterpersonal traumaClass 1OddsClass 2Current studyLesser degree
2024
Clinician and Practice Characteristics Associated With Support of Office-Based Methadone: Findings From a National Survey.
Sung M, Black A, Blevins D, Henry B, Cates-Wessel K, Dawes M, Hagle H, Joudrey P, Molfenter T, Levin F, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Clinician and Practice Characteristics Associated With Support of Office-Based Methadone: Findings From a National Survey. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024 PMID: 39475119, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderCharacteristics associated with supportTreatment of opioid use disorderMultivariate logistic regression modelOffice-based settingSequential multivariable logistic regression modelsOpioid treatment programsLogistic regression modelsAcademic medical centerUse disorderInclusion criteriaMethadoneMedical CenterPatientsOffice-basedCOVID-19 surveyClinician supportPractice characteristicsLongitudinal treatmentImplementation barriersPolicy changesMOUDOutcome variablesImprove accessNational survey
2021
Well-Being of Health Care Professionals Treating Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a National Survey
Blevins D, Henry BF, Sung M, Edelman EJ, Black AC, Dawes M, Molfenter T, Hagle H, Drexler K, Cates-Wessel K, Levin FR. Well-Being of Health Care Professionals Treating Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a National Survey. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 374-380. PMID: 34369804, PMCID: PMC8825878, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilevel multivariate logistic regression modelsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicMultivariate logistic regression modelOpioid use disorderHealth care professionalsCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsHealth care deliveryBoard certificationParticipants' demographic characteristicsHCP experiencesCOVID-19 surveyMale genderCare professionalsUse disordersClinical practiceStaff illnessCare deliveryOlder agePractice settingsMental distressDemographic characteristicsAge-related concernsNational survey