2016
The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy
Richter L, Pugh BS, Smith PH, Ball SA. The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 132-145. PMID: 27494436, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2016.1193511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useNicotine productsDrug useSubstance useClinical practiceProduct useSubstance use disordersRepresentative US surveyPoly-substance useDiagnostic criteriaNicotine addictionNicotine useNational surveyAddictionPreventionFuture studiesUS surveyAdultsPotential riskRiskAddiction researchDemographic groupsNicotineNonusersAssessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana
Richter L, Pugh BS, Ball SA. Assessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 247-260. PMID: 27292878, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2016.1164711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarijuana use disorderUse disordersBlack race/ethnicityTobacco/nicotine useSubstance useDrug use disordersMental health characteristicsDSM-IV criteriaRegression analysisRecent national estimatesComprehensive prevalence estimateMental health variablesRace/ethnicityMarijuana usersMultinomial regression analysisHealth characteristicsDisorder prevalenceNicotine usePrevalence estimatesDrug useYounger ageNational estimatesHealth variablesDisordersAge
1998
Types of Abuse and Cocaine Use in Pregnant Women
Jantzen K, Ball S, Leventhal J, Schottenfeld R. Types of Abuse and Cocaine Use in Pregnant Women. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 1998, 15: 319-323. PMID: 9650140, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(97)00198-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine useCurrent cocaine useAge of onsetPerinatal carePregnant womenSexual abuseHospital clinicOnset of abuseLifetime cocaine useHistory of abuseSubstance abuseChildhood sexual abuseChildhoodWomenFrequency of abuseExperiences of abusePhysical abuseTypes of abuseSeverityAbuseOnsetAssociationAbuse experiencesPregnancy
1993
A Comparison of Alternate Systems for Diagnosing Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cocaine Abusers
CARROLL K, BALL S, ROUNSAVILLE B. A Comparison of Alternate Systems for Diagnosing Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cocaine Abusers. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1993, 181: 436-443. PMID: 8320546, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199307000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research