2022
Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019)
Peltier MR, Roberts W, Verplaetse TL, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, Moore K, McKee SA. Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019). Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2022, 25: 819-827. PMID: 35737132, PMCID: PMC9359119, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-022-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month substance useFirst trimesterPast-year substance usePregnant womenIllicit substance useDrug useSubstance useThird trimesterCross-sectional population-based dataSignificant public health concernTrimester of pregnancyPrescription pain medicationPopulation-based dataPerinatal substance useIllicit drug useMethodsThe present studyPublic health concernMinority of womenNational surveyLicit substance usePain medicationSimilar low ratesSecond trimesterLate trimesterLicit substancesSexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder
Struble CA, Thomas K, Stenersen MR, Moore KE, Burke C, Pittman B, McKee SA. Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 31: 200-209. PMID: 35243706, PMCID: PMC9117396, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-year alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderSubstance use patternsBenzodiazepine misuseUse disordersConcurrent misusePast-year misuseOpioid use disorderCo-occurring alcoholSubstance use disordersTargeted prevention effortsSexual minority disparitiesConcurrent opioidBenzodiazepine useHigher oddsOpioidsElevated riskOverdose deathsConcurrent alcoholBisexual femalesDrug usePrevention effortsSubstance useSexual minority individualsBenzodiazepines
2021
Changes in alcohol use by cannabis use status among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Emerging evidence for both substitution and complementarity
Weinberger AH, Zhu J, Levin J, Moeller SJ, McKee SA, Goodwin RD. Changes in alcohol use by cannabis use status among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Emerging evidence for both substitution and complementarity. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 2536-2545. PMID: 34928520, PMCID: PMC8742181, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDaily alcohol useCannabis useAlcohol useYoung adultsAge 12Health (NSDUH) public use data filesPublic Use Data FilePast-month cannabisLogistic regression modelsRecent cannabis useMajority of adolescentsAverage drinksRate of declineDrug useAYAsPast month alcohol useAlcohol drinksAverage alcoholAnalytic sampleCannabisRecent cannabisCannabis legalizationNational surveyUnited StatesCurrent data
2018
Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Moore KE, Roberts W, Reid HH, Smith KMZ, Oberleitner LMS, McKee SA. Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2018, 99: 32-43. PMID: 30797392, PMCID: PMC6391743, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit opioid useOpioid useEffectiveness of medicationsHealth risk behaviorsTreatment engagementNaltrexone studiesQuasi-experimental studyRisk behaviorsCommunity substanceInjection drug useCorrectional settingsObservational studyMethadonePubMed databaseDrug useSystematic reviewMedicationsJail settingsConsistent findingBuprenorphineRCTsUse of MATIndividual reviewsTreatmentMeta-analytic summary
2017
Time Trends in Smoking Onset by Sex and Race/Ethnicity Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Findings From the 2006–2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Thompson AB, Mowery PD, Tebes JK, McKee SA. Time Trends in Smoking Onset by Sex and Race/Ethnicity Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Findings From the 2006–2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, 20: 312-320. PMID: 28339616, PMCID: PMC5896447, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking onsetYoung adult malesYoung adultsDrug useLog-binomial regression modelsAnnual declineTobacco-related health disparitiesTime trendsRate of onsetNational surveyTobacco control policiesNumber of adolescentsRace/ethnicityYoung adult femalesRegression modelsAdult malesNew smokersAdult smokingYoung adult yearsEthnic groupsHealth disparitiesGreater riskMore effective strategiesAdultsAdolescents
2015
Correlates of smoking status among women experiencing intimate partner violence: Substance use, posttraumatic stress, and coping
Sullivan TP, Flanagan JC, Dudley DN, Holt LJ, Mazure CM, McKee SA. Correlates of smoking status among women experiencing intimate partner violence: Substance use, posttraumatic stress, and coping. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 546-553. PMID: 26249027, PMCID: PMC4600351, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom severitySmoking statusIntimate partner violenceAlcohol problem severityPopulation of womenProblem severityDaily smoking statusIPV-victimized womenPsychiatric symptom severityCessation interventionsCigarette smokingDaily smokersPartner violencePhysical intimate partner violenceSeverity of useCessation researchWomen's healthPosttraumatic stress symptom severityStress symptom severityDrug useNegative sequelaeContext of IPVLogistic regressionSmokersSeverity
2014
What is the evidence for hardening in the cigarette smoking population? Trends in nicotine dependence in the U.S., 2002–2012
Smith PH, Rose JS, Mazure CM, Giovino GA, McKee SA. What is the evidence for hardening in the cigarette smoking population? Trends in nicotine dependence in the U.S., 2002–2012. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 142: 333-340. PMID: 25064023, PMCID: PMC4158455, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income smokersNicotine dependenceCigarette smoking populationMiddle-aged smokersDependence severitySerious psychological distressNicotine dependence severitySocio-demographic factorsCurrent smokersCigarette smokingSmoking populationSmokersTobacco consumptionGreater severityDrug useSmokingStudy periodPsychological distressSeverityNational surveyWomenCrime and Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in the US Population: An Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement
Coker KL, Smith PH, Westphal A, Zonana HV, McKee SA. Crime and Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in the US Population: An Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 888-898.e2. PMID: 25062596, PMCID: PMC4137504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent SupplementPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric comorbidityConduct disorderGreater oddsUS populationMental illnessDSM-IV-based diagnosisLifetime psychiatric disordersSpecific psychiatric disordersMental health servicesAlcohol use disorderRepresentative epidemiological sampleMore diagnosesUse disordersDrug useHealth servicesCommunity settingsLogistic regressionSimilar findingsDiagnosisEpidemiological sampleDisordersOddsSubstantial association
2012
Does co-morbid depression alter the inverse relationship between obesity and substance use disorders?
Gearhardt AN, Harrison EL, McKee SA. Does co-morbid depression alter the inverse relationship between obesity and substance use disorders? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 124: 185-188. PMID: 22285319, PMCID: PMC3359394, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCo-morbid depressionDrug use disordersUse disordersRisk factorsMajor depressionOverweight/obesity statusCommon risk factorsInverse relationshipNormal weightObesity statusExcess food consumptionPsychiatric disordersDepression disorderObesityDrug useReward circuitryU.S. adultsSubstance useDisordersDepressionAdultsFood consumptionRepresentative sampleCurrent study
2000
A Path Analysis of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Predictors of Treatment Response in a Methadone Maintenance Program
Avants S, Margolin A, McKee S. A Path Analysis of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Predictors of Treatment Response in a Methadone Maintenance Program. Journal Of Substance Abuse 2000, 11: 215-230. PMID: 11026121, DOI: 10.1016/s0899-3289(00)00022-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance programMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentPre-treatment severityTreatment responseStructural equation modelingCocaine useUrine toxicology screenOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid-dependent individualsPsychosocial group interventionBehavioral predictorsIllicit drug useToxicology screenHeroin useIntake assessmentDrug useIllicit opiatesGroup interventionNegative affectSelf-schemaAbstinenceStrongest predictorMethadoneEquation modeling