Manzar, Md Dilshad Salahuddin, Mohammed Khan, Tufail Ahmad Shah, Showkat Ahmad Alamri, Majed Pandi-Perumal, Seithikurippu R Bahammam, Ahmed S
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) in substance-using Ethiopian adults. A simple random sampling of houses and a purposive sampling selection was performed in Mizan city, Ethiopia (n = 406). Participants completed the ISI and a meta-cognition questionnaire and sociodemographic information. IBM S...
Chen, Jenny Grossman, Ellie Link, Alissa Wang, Binhuan Sherman, Scott
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Despite the efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in promoting smoking cessation, no studies have been done to evaluate NRT prescribing rates among immigrants, a vulnerable minority population in the United States. The aim of this study is to explore for differences in NRT prescribing behavior by immigrant status. Participants were enrolle...
Jason, Leonard A Stevens, Ed Kassanits, Jessica Reilly, Angela Bobak, Ted Guerrero, Mayra Doogan, Nathan J
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Social network data were collected among residents of an Oxford House (OH) recovery home, which was located on Suquamish Tribal territory. Data were collected on the social connections of eight male residents (including four Native Americans and four non-Native Americans) using a social network instrument. A number of social network relationship ty...
Hicks, Megan R Kogan, Steven M
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Racial discrimination is a documented risk factor for smoking among Black men; mechanisms of effect and protective processes remain to be investigated. This study examined the mediating effect of anger/hostility on the association between racial discrimination and smoking and the influence of protective social ties in buffering the effects of racia...
Lee, Yen-Han Chang, Yen-Chang Liu, Ching-Ti Shelley, Mack
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
China has one of the world's largest populations using alcohol. With the trend of increasing alcohol consumption and the rapid growth of its aging population, China has faced imminent public health challenges in the past few decades. This research study aims to investigate determinants related to alcohol consumption behaviors or alcohol dependence ...
Longo, Laura M Martin, Jessica L Zamboanga, Byron L Milroy, Jeffery J Wyrick, David L
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Relations among gender, ethnicity, athlete seasonal status, alcohol consumption, and protective behavioral strategies were examined among student-athletes. The national sample (N = 670, Mage = 18.90) included Black (n = 199), Hispanic (n = 236), and White (n = 235) college student-athletes who use alcohol. There were significant gender and ethnic d...
Kamimura, Akiko Panahi, Samin Rathi, Naveen Weaver, Shannon Pye, Mu Sin, Kai Ashby, Jeanie
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The annual number of opioid prescriptions for pain relief has been increasing in the United States. This increase has raised concerns about prescription opioid abuse and overdose. The purpose of this study was to examine opioid risks (risk factors that increase the chance of opioid abuse) among uninsured primary care patients utilizing a free clini...
Schmaling, Karen B Blume, Arthur W Skewes, Monica C
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The association of negative life events (NLEs) with incident alcohol use disorders (AUDs) was examined among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites in the second wave of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) among 3,679 participants without AUDs at the first wave. The number of past-year NLEs at NCS-2 was higher for Black than White participants, but the ra...
Wright, Chrysalis L Ball, Tia Kambour, Kaleigh Machado, Lygia Defrancesco, Taylor Hamilton, Carissa Hyatt, Jeanette Dauk, Jacquelynne
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
While previous research has documented a relation between music and substance use among consumers, to date, there are no meta-analytic reviews of the literature, making our meta-analysis the first in this area. Results from 31 studies, yielding a total of 330,652, indicated that music had a significant effect on substance use, with both music forma...
Horn, Kimberly Kuprewicz, Robin M Patterson, Katrin Kaufman, Jessica Murugesan, Usha Martinez, Diane J Krebs, Nicolle M Muscat, Joshua E
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This investigation evaluated the effectiveness and challenges of multiple recruitment methods, described as proactive, reactive, and combination methods, among adult African American smokers (N = 527) from economically disadvantaged urban communities enrolled to test progressively reduced nicotine content investigational cigarettes. The study evalu...
