2016
Assessing 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
2012
Efficacy of disulfiram and Twelve Step Facilitation in cocaine-dependent individuals maintained on methadone: A randomized placebo-controlled trial
Carroll KM, Nich C, Shi JM, Eagan D, Ball SA. Efficacy of disulfiram and Twelve Step Facilitation in cocaine-dependent individuals maintained on methadone: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 126: 224-231. PMID: 22695473, PMCID: PMC3461119, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DeterrentsAlcohol DrinkingCocaine-Related DisordersCounselingDemographyDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisulfiramDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMethadoneNarcoticsOpiate Substitution TreatmentPatient ComplianceRegression AnalysisSelf-Help GroupsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse DetectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsMethadone maintenance programEfficacy of disulfiramAlcohol use disorderCocaine useStandard counselingUse disordersCommunity-based methadone maintenance programRandomized placebo-controlled trialPlacebo-controlled trialCurrent alcohol use disorderTwelve-step facilitationCocaine-negative urinesLess cocaine useMethadone maintenanceStep FacilitationCocaine-dependent individualsPlaceboBetter outcomesDisulfiram efficacyTreatment approachesFactorial trialDisulfiramMaintenance programRelative efficacyCocaine users
2010
Teaching community program clinicians motivational interviewing using expert and train‐the‐trainer strategies
Martino S, Ball SA, Nich C, Canning‐Ball M, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. Teaching community program clinicians motivational interviewing using expert and train‐the‐trainer strategies. Addiction 2010, 106: 428-441. PMID: 20925684, PMCID: PMC3017235, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03135.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical CompetenceConnecticutEducation, Medical, ContinuingEducational MeasurementFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMiddle AgedMotivationProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRegression AnalysisSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersTeachingTeaching MaterialsTechnology TransferConceptsClinical trial standardsTreatment programPercentage of cliniciansMental health treatment programsCommunity treatment programsMI adherencePrimary outcomeClinician adherenceProgram cliniciansMI performanceTrainer strategyCliniciansAddiction treatmentTrial standardsTrainer approachAdherenceTT conditionsHigh percentageTreatmentSkill-building workshopsTTExMIEffective strategyStudy
2009
The Alliance in Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Counseling as Usual for Substance Use Problems
Crits-Christoph P, Gallop R, Temes CM, Woody G, Ball SA, Martino S, Carroll KM. The Alliance in Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Counseling as Usual for Substance Use Problems. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2009, 77: 1125-1135. PMID: 19968388, PMCID: PMC2829757, DOI: 10.1037/a0017045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Personality, Temperament, and Character Dimensions and the DSM–IV Personality Disorders in Substance Abusers
Ball S, Tennen H, Poling J, Kranzler H, Rounsaville B. Personality, Temperament, and Character Dimensions and the DSM–IV Personality Disorders in Substance Abusers. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1997, 106: 545-553. PMID: 9358685, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.106.4.545.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A Sibling Study of Sensation Seeking and Opiate Addiction
KOSTEN T, BALL S, ROUNSAVILLE B. A Sibling Study of Sensation Seeking and Opiate Addiction. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 284-289. PMID: 10678310, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199405000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research