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
2020
Relationship between risky behaviors and non-prescription opioid use among Asian American youth
Weerakoon S, Keeton J, Vidot D, Arheart K, Messiah S. Relationship between risky behaviors and non-prescription opioid use among Asian American youth. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2020, 21: 377-386. PMID: 32497460, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1772931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnalgesics, OpioidAsianHumansOpioid-Related DisordersRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsOpioid useNon-prescription opioid useMultivariate logistic regression modelAA teensYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemBehavior Surveillance SystemLogistic regression modelsRisky sexual behaviorAsian AmericansRisky behaviorsAsian American youthAssociated with weaponSubstance abuse treatmentOpioidPublic health practiceSexual behaviorAmerican youthAbuse treatmentHealth practicesRegression modelsYouthAA youthSurveillance systemBody imageUse