2024
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018
Simon P, Stefanovics E, Ying S, Gueorguieva R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Buta E. Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018. Preventive Medicine 2024, 183: 107956. PMID: 38615947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and HealthNicotine product useU.S. youthAssociated with tobacco useEstimate adjusted associationsPopulation AssessmentPromote harm reductionTobacco product useMultinomial logistic regressionTobacco useAdjusted associationsSocioecological approachStudy Wave 1Harm reductionProduct useIntrapersonal factorsLogistic regressionWave 1Family factorsLifetime historyNicotine productsOlder ageLifetime usersYouthPrevent escalation
2022
Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data
Heikkila HD, Edens EL, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 699-707. PMID: 35099366, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2007510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersSUD treatmentUse disordersLife scoresUse diagnosesPast-year substance use disorderRepresentative cross-sectional surveyDrug use diagnosesSuch service useQuarter of adultsSubstance use diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISubstance use treatmentCross-sectional surveyCharacteristics of adultsProportion of adultsUse of servicesCurrent alcoholMultinomial logistic regressionEpidemiologic SurveyService useAfrican American groupSocio-demographic disadvantage
2017
Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN, Pietrzak RH. Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2017, 33: 1099-1120. PMID: 28293767, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-017-9678-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma burdenU.S. veteransPsychiatric comorbidityDrug use disordersU.S. veteran populationMental health treatmentMagnitude of associationNon-White HispanicsChi-square testIndependent correlatesDepressive disorderNational HealthRoutine screeningMultinomial logistic regressionPsychiatric disordersGreater prevalenceVeteran populationHealth treatmentVeterans StudyYounger ageOlder ageSquare testLogistic regressionPhysical traumaRecreational gambling