2025
Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, 60: 1400-1410. PMID: 40383936, PMCID: PMC12187537, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2499945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseFamily supportHealthcare participantsRisky behaviorsHeroin useMedication misuseOpioid misuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataPrescription pain medicationBehavior Survey dataRoutine healthcareHealthcare utilizationPublic health crisisChi-square analysisHigher oddsSurvey dataOdds ratioPain medicationHigh school respondentsAdjusted modelsAcademic performanceNegative healthOddsHealth crisisImpact of scaling up harm reduction interventions on injecting risk behaviours, ART outcomes and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Kenya
Walker J, Akiyama M, Artenie A, Cleland C, Lizcano J, Musyoki H, Nyakowa M, Cherutich P, Kurth A, Vickerman P. Impact of scaling up harm reduction interventions on injecting risk behaviours, ART outcomes and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Kenya. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 140: 104824. PMID: 40328143, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyHIV incidenceAssociated with lower HIV incidenceEffectiveness of HIV prevention interventionsViral suppressionRisk behaviorsReduced risk of HIV acquisitionIncrease ART uptakeHIV prevention interventionsRisk of HIV acquisitionLower HIV incidenceBio-behavioural surveyHIV viral loadProportion of peopleRespondent-driven samplingART uptakeDried blood spot samplesHIV outcomesReduction interventionsPreventive interventionsART coverageBlood spot samplesInjection risk behaviorsEvidence gapsHIV acquisitionSex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis
Villena-Moya A, Potenza M, Granero R, Paiva Ú, Arrondo G, Chiclana-Actis C, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S, Normand E, Ballester L, Mestre-Bach G. Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis. BMC Psychology 2025, 13: 347. PMID: 40200245, PMCID: PMC11978135, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-02624-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPornography useVulnerability of malesPotential of network analysisGender-sensitive preventionOnline victimizationSexual pleasureCentral variableUnique needsNetwork analysisDigital harmMood modificationSpanish sampleSex differencesVulnerabilityPornographyAdolescentsIntervention strategiesVictimsConflictSexualityConclusionsThese findingsSexLonelinessHarmMaleExamining concordance between emotion-dependent risk-taking in the laboratory and in the real-world
Weiss N, Schick M, Raudales A, Thomas E, Ho D, Goldstein S, Kiefer R, Newberger N, Contractor A, Sullivan T. Examining concordance between emotion-dependent risk-taking in the laboratory and in the real-world. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 187: 104716. PMID: 40037003, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-taking behaviorRisk-taking propensityPositive emotional statesIntimate partner violenceEmotional statesBehavioral measure of risk-taking propensityMeasure of risk-taking propensityRisk-takingNeutral emotion inductionLaboratory paradigmBehavioral measuresEmotion inductionSubstance useSexual behaviorDrinking alcoholIllicit drugsPartner violenceCondomless sexParticipantsCannabisBehaviorEmotionsSubstancesAlcoholParadigmGambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors
Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0290589. PMID: 39908256, PMCID: PMC11798454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportRisk behaviorsCorrelates of gamblingTraumatic experiencesPoor health outcomesAssociated with traumatic experiencesImplement tailored interventionsReceipt of social supportHealth risk behaviorsConnecticut high school studentsSocio-demographic characteristicsFamily social supportAcademic performanceAssociated with suicideInfluence gambling behaviorPublic health concernTailored interventionsHealth outcomesPast-year gamblingYouth Risk Behavior SurveyPoor academic performanceTrauma exposureRisk Behavior SurveyCurrent prevalenceHigh school students
2024
Comparing the brief Holistic Health for HIV (3H+) to the Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP+) among people with HIV and opioid use disorder: Results from a randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial
Zelenev A, Huedo-Medina T, Shrestha R, Mistler C, Altice F, Sibilio B, Copenhaver M. Comparing the brief Holistic Health for HIV (3H+) to the Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP+) among people with HIV and opioid use disorder: Results from a randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0312165. PMID: 39509356, PMCID: PMC11542883, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHolistic Health Recovery ProgramEvidence-based interventionsHolistic healthHIV treatmentRisk behaviorsReduce HIV risk behaviorsDifference-in-differencesEnd-of-interventionControlled non-inferiority trialHIV Epidemic goalsDrug treatment settingsAttainment of viral suppressionNon-inferiority trialRecovery programViral suppressionHigh ART adherenceHIV risk behaviorsNon-inferiorityHHRP+ART adherenceBehavioral interventionsReal-world settingsNon-parametric bootstrappingCondom useOpioid-dependent peopleAssociation between adverse childhood experiences and self-reported health-risk behaviors among cancer survivors: A population-based study
Sarkar S, Jackson B, Manzo L, Jeon S, Poghosyan H. Association between adverse childhood experiences and self-reported health-risk behaviors among cancer survivors: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0299918. PMID: 38512934, PMCID: PMC10956880, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsSelf-reported health risk behaviorsAdverse childhood experiencesHistory of adverse childhood experiencesOdds of reportingCancer survivorsE-cigarette useIncreased odds of reportingReport adverse childhood experiencesPrevalence of adverse childhood experiencesSelf-reportAlcohol drinkingHigher odds of reportingAdult cancer survivorsE-cigarettesSurvivor self-reportPrevent health risk behaviorsAdverse childhood experience historyChildhood experiencesAssociated with health risk behaviorsCigarette smokingHistory of cancerPopulation-based studyPrimary independent variableMultivariate logistic regressionHumanized dopamine D4.7 receptor male mice display risk‐taking behavior and deficits of social recognition and working memory in light/dark‐dependent manner
Alachkar A, Phan A, Dabbous T, Alhassen S, Alhassen W, Reynolds B, Rubinstein M, Ferré S, Civelli O. Humanized dopamine D4.7 receptor male mice display risk‐taking behavior and deficits of social recognition and working memory in light/dark‐dependent manner. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2024, 102: e25299. PMID: 38361407, PMCID: PMC11503891, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersBehavioral phenotypesImpaired social recognition memoryEtiology of psychiatric disordersAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderDopamine D<sub>4</sub> receptor (DWorking memory deficitsSocial recognition memoryDark phaseRisk-taking behaviorRecognition memoryWorking memoryMemory deficitsR miceIncreased risk behaviorSocial recognitionSpecific behaviorsBehavioral featuresDisordersMale miceDopaminePotential causal relationshipRisk behaviorsLight phaseDeficits
2023
Distinct neurocognitive fingerprints reflect differential associations with risky and impulsive behavior in a neurotypical sample
Ruiz S, Brazil I, Baskin-Sommers A. Distinct neurocognitive fingerprints reflect differential associations with risky and impulsive behavior in a neurotypical sample. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 11782. PMID: 37479846, PMCID: PMC10362008, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38991-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremEmotionsHumansImpulsive BehaviorMemory DisordersNeurocognitive DisordersRisk-TakingConceptsImpulsive behaviorNathan Kline Institute-Rockland SampleNeurotypical sampleEpisodic memoryPositive urgencyNegative urgencyEmotion featuresAttention featuresNeurocognitive functionNeurocognitionDifferential associationsIndividual-specific profilesSubstance useNormative rangeExternalizingSubtle variabilityIndian buffet processImpulsivitySubfunctionsMemoryBehaviorLatent featuresDeficitsEngagementIndividualsAutonomy-supportive sexual health communication and sexual health behaviors for black and Latino MSM in the House Ball Community: Protocol for a social network analysis and exploratory structural equation model
Smith M, Leblanc N, Nelson L, McMahon J. Autonomy-supportive sexual health communication and sexual health behaviors for black and Latino MSM in the House Ball Community: Protocol for a social network analysis and exploratory structural equation model. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0276350. PMID: 36735668, PMCID: PMC9897560, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment in uncertain contexts: An ecologically informed approach to understanding decision-making during adolescence
Conley M, Baskin-Sommers A. Development in uncertain contexts: An ecologically informed approach to understanding decision-making during adolescence. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2023, 23: 739-745. PMID: 36737586, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-023-01067-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial environmentEconomic riskDevelopmental researchYouth’s social environmentProbabilities of outcomesAdolescents' social environmentEconomic ambiguityPeriod of developmentExperimental tasksUncertainty paradigmExperimental paradigmAdolescenceDay choiceAdolescentsDay experiencesFuture researchUncertain contextBasic processesReal worldFoundational knowledgeParadigmAmbiguityChoiceResearchDecisionsThe composition of the choice set modulates probability weighting in risky decisions
Grubb M, Li Y, Larisch R, Hartmann J, Gottlieb J, Levy I. The composition of the choice set modulates probability weighting in risky decisions. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2023, 23: 666-677. PMID: 36702993, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-023-01062-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Reinfection and Risk Behaviors After Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Persons Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy : A Cohort Study.
Grebely J, Dore GJ, Altice FL, Conway B, Litwin AH, Norton BL, Dalgard O, Gane EJ, Shibolet O, Nahass R, Luetkemeyer AF, Peng CY, Iser D, Gendrano IN, Kelly MM, Hwang P, Asante-Appiah E, Haber BA, Barr E, Robertson MN, Platt H. Reinfection and Risk Behaviors After Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Persons Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy : A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 1221-1229. PMID: 35939812, DOI: 10.7326/m21-4119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyLong-term extension studyHCV reinfectionDrug useExtension studyAgonist therapySuccessful treatmentHepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfectionHepatitis C virus infectionBenefits of cureC virus infectionChronic HCV infectionRate of reinfectionUrine drug screeningOngoing drug useClinical trial sitesSubsidiary of MerckHCV infectionCohort studyVirus reinfectionDohme Corp.Treatment completionGenotype 1Virus infectionHigh riskEvaluating the Mediating Role of Recall of Intervention Knowledge in the Relationship Between a Peer-Driven Intervention and HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs
Aroke H, Buchanan A, Katenka N, Crawford FW, Lee T, Halloran ME, Latkin C. Evaluating the Mediating Role of Recall of Intervention Knowledge in the Relationship Between a Peer-Driven Intervention and HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 27: 578-590. PMID: 35932359, PMCID: PMC10408304, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03792-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection-related risk behaviorsPeer-driven interventionRisk behaviorsIntervention knowledgeHIV injection risk behaviorsHIV risk behaviorsInjection risk behaviorsMarginal structural modelsPotential causal pathwaysHIV testingIndex participantsRisk ratioInverse probabilityIntervention NetworkInterventionPeer educatorsTotal effectCausal pathwaysVisitsDrugsFuture studiesParticipantsOutcomesDirect effectPWIDSociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviors of native-born and displaced Syrian men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lebanon
Orr LV, Crawford FW, Khoshnood K, Khouri D, Fouad FM, Seal DW, Heimer R. Sociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviors of native-born and displaced Syrian men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lebanon. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 4004-4011. PMID: 35672550, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03726-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks
Goldfarb EV, Scheinost D, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 805-813. PMID: 35272096, PMCID: PMC9378362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky drinkersHigh-risk drinkersBrain networksMajor public health problemExcessive alcohol intakeWhole-brain functional connectivityPublic health problemEarly preventive interventionsAlcohol use disorderDaily ecological momentary assessmentsAlcohol intakeControl subjectsRisky drinking behaviorsEmotional stress responsesUse disordersEarly markerHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBrain circuitryLight drinkersFunctional connectivityStress protocolHeavy drinkingDrinkersEcological momentary assessmentClinical and behavior characteristics of individuals who used ketamine
Lee TS, Liu YH, Huang YJ, Tang WK, Wang Y, Hu S, Lin CP, Li CR, Hung CC. Clinical and behavior characteristics of individuals who used ketamine. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 801. PMID: 35039593, PMCID: PMC8764021, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04832-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory testLower urinary tract symptomsN-back memory testShort-term recallShort-term memoryDrug-using participantsCigarette smokersImpulsivity measuresTerm recallBehavioral dispositionsPolydrug usersKetamine usersGroup of individualsSex-related behaviorsUrinary tract symptomsPolydrug useDrug-related problemsCross-sectional interviewMemoryRisk behaviorsKetamine useTract symptomsClinical characteristicsParticipantsHIV serostatus
2021
Individual and poly-substance use and condomless sex among HIV-uninfected adults reporting heterosexual sex in a multi-site cohort
Fredericksen RJ, Whitney BM, Trejo E, Nance RM, Fitzsimmons E, Altice FL, Carrico AW, Cleland CM, Del Rio C, Duerr A, El-Sadr WM, Kahana S, Kuo I, Mayer K, Mehta S, Ouellet LJ, Quan VM, Rich J, Seal DW, Springer S, Taxman F, Wechsberg W, Crane HM, Delaney JAC. Individual and poly-substance use and condomless sex among HIV-uninfected adults reporting heterosexual sex in a multi-site cohort. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2002. PMID: 34736425, PMCID: PMC8567631, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of CSRecent substance useHIV-negative partnersVaginal sexAnal sexSubstance useHIV-status unknown partnersMultivariable relative risk regressionExposure classificationType of sexHIV-negative adultsPooled effect estimatesPartner's HIV statusMulti-site cohortHigher likelihoodHeterosexual sexRelative risk regressionSingle substance usePoly-substance useHIV-negativeHIV statusRisk regressionPolysubstance useCannabis useSU exposureElucidating the Association Between Military Sexual Trauma Types and Different Types of Risky Behaviors
Forkus S, Weiss N, Goncharenko S, Schick M, Monteith L, Contractor A. Elucidating the Association Between Military Sexual Trauma Types and Different Types of Risky Behaviors. Journal Of Trauma & Dissociation 2021, 23: 324-338. PMID: 34641771, PMCID: PMC9152949, DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2021.1989110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansMaleMilitary PersonnelRisk-TakingSex OffensesSexual HarassmentSexual TraumaVeteransConceptsMilitary sexual harassmentAggressive behaviorNon-suicidal self-injuryRisky behavior engagementPhysically aggressive behaviorVerbally aggressive behaviorRisky behaviorsPhysical health outcomesSelf-injurySuicidal behaviorTrauma typesAmazon Mechanical TurkBehavioral engagementProperty destructionHealth-compromising behaviorsReckless spendingSexual harassmentIllegal behaviorEating behaviorsSpecific behaviorsSexual behaviorVeteransMechanical TurkReckless drivingHealth outcomesSexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma
Boyer CB, Gaydos CA, Geller AB, Garges EC, Vermund SH. Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma. Military Medicine 2021, 187: 140-143. PMID: 34626194, PMCID: PMC10558038, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessSTI controlSexual health paradigmCare accessSexual healthFrequency of STIUniversal health care accessCity Health OfficialsUniversal health care systemHealth care systemSTI careTransmitted InfectionsSTI preventionActive duty serviceSTI riskUnintended pregnancyHigh prevalenceHealth paradigmConsensus studyPrevention outcomesRisk behaviorsOngoing epidemicMultilevel riskDisease controlProtective factors
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