2023
Adolescent Polysubstance Use and Co-Occurring Weapon Carrying, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptomology: Patterns and Differences in the United States
Weerakoon S, Henson-Garcia M, Abraham A, Vidot D, Messiah S, Opara I. Adolescent Polysubstance Use and Co-Occurring Weapon Carrying, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptomology: Patterns and Differences in the United States. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-12. PMID: 37477824, PMCID: PMC11229529, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01573-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBullying victimizationPolysubstance useUnited StatesPrevalence of polysubstance useWeapon-carryingMultiracial youthVictimsBullyingYouthWeaponsPolysubstance combinationsAdolescent substanceFrequent useRisky behaviorsNational prevalenceNon-Hispanic whitesMental healthLogistic regressionHigh school studentsPoor mental healthPolysubstanceViolenceDepressive symptomsDemographic characteristicsOdds
2022
Possible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability
Beauchamp A, Weerakoon S, Ponder W, Jetelina K. Possible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2022, 48: 724-733. PMID: 35867134, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2022.2088376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersOdds of substance use disordersCOVID-19 vulnerabilityResidential vulnerabilityMental health servicesNeighborhood vulnerabilityResidential locationQuasi-experimental studyVulnerability to COVID-19Increased occupational stressHealth servicesTime of entryNeighborhoodCOVID-19Study sampleMaladaptive copingOccupational stressAdjusted modelsRespondentsVulnerabilityCounselingOddsDallas/Fort WorthIncreased stressCOVID-19 era