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
2014
Predictors and treatment outcomes of perceived ward atmosphere among therapeutic community residents
Carr WA, Ball SA. Predictors and treatment outcomes of perceived ward atmosphere among therapeutic community residents. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2014, 46: 567-573. PMID: 24560437, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Personality Disorders and Retention in a Therapeutic Community for Substance Dependence
Samuel DB, LaPaglia DM, Maccarelli LM, Moore BA, Ball SA. Personality Disorders and Retention in a Therapeutic Community for Substance Dependence. American Journal On Addictions 2011, 20: 555-562. PMID: 21999502, PMCID: PMC3856923, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00174.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisocial personality disorderProgram retentionEarly attritionPersonality disorderSubstance use disordersTherapeutic community treatmentPersonality disorder diagnosisSuccessful treatmentTreatment completionRisk individualsTreatment retentionUse disordersCommunity treatmentSurvival analysisPromising interventionSubstance dependenceTC outcomesPremature attritionDisorder diagnosisEarly assessmentTC treatmentDisordersTreatmentTherapeutic communityOutcomes
2008
Factor Structure of the Condoms Barriers Scale With a Sample of Men at High Risk for HIV
Doyle SR, Calsyn DA, Ball SA. Factor Structure of the Condoms Barriers Scale With a Sample of Men at High Risk for HIV. Assessment 2008, 16: 3-15. PMID: 18689777, PMCID: PMC2791458, DOI: 10.1177/1073191108322259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanCondomsFactor Analysis, StatisticalHealth BehaviorHIV InfectionsHumansIllicit DrugsMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalPilot ProjectsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUnited StatesWashingtonWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCondom Barriers ScaleHigh riskGender-specific HIV prevention interventionsSample of menHigh-risk sexual partnersHIV prevention interventionsMale condom useSafer sex skillsUse of condomsDrug abuse treatmentCondom barriersMale patientsImmunodeficiency virusPrevention interventionsCondom useSexual partnersAbuse treatmentBarriers ScaleTest-retest reliability estimatesMenWomen's perceptionsAppropriate assessmentReliable instrumentInternal consistency
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