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Historical trends in the grade of onset and sequence of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents from 1976-2016: Implications for"Gateway"patterns in adolescence
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2019)
Introduction: In the past decade, marijuana use prevalence among adolescents has remained relatively steady while cigarette and alcohol prevalence has declined. We examined historical trends in: average grade of onset of ...
Mental illness, drinking, and the social division and structure of labor in the United States: 2003-2015
(WILEY, 2019)
Background We draw on a relational theoretical perspective to investigate how the social division and structure of labor are associated with serious and moderate mental illness and binge and heavy drinking. Methods The ...
The Flynn effect for fluid IQ may not generalize to all ages or ability levels: A population-based study of 10,000 US adolescents
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019)
Generational changes in IQ (the Flynn Effect) have been extensively researched and debated. Within the US, gains of 3 points per decade have been accepted as consistent across age and ability level, suggesting that tests ...
Oral contraceptive use and depression among adolescents
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019)
Purpose: Depression is a prevalent health problem affecting U.S. women. Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are commonly used for pregnancy prevention, and evidence is mixed regarding any increased risk for incident depression ...
UK Biobank, big data, and the consequences of non-representativeness
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019)
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Flakka use among high school seniors in the United States
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2019)
Background: Use of synthetic cathinones, commonly referred to as"bath salts", has been associated with tens of thousands of emergency department visits in the US; however, few national studies have estimated prevalence of ...
Assessing the impact of alcohol taxation on rates of violent victimization in a large urban area: an agent-based modeling approach
(WILEY, 2019)
Aims To use simulation to estimate the impact of alcohol taxation on drinking, non-fatal violent victimization and homicide in New York City (NYC). We simulate the heterogeneous effects of alcohol price elasticities by ...
Age, period and cohort effects in frequent cannabis use among US students: 1991-2018
(WILEY, 2019)
Background and Aims As the legal status of cannabis changes across the United States and modes of administration expand, it is important to examine the potential impact on adolescent cannabis use. This study aimed to assess ...
How do we assess a racial disparity in health? Distribution, interaction, and interpretation in epidemiological studies
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019)
Identifying the exposures or interventions that exacerbate or ameliorate racial health disparities is one of the fundamental goals of social epidemiology. Introducing an interaction term between race and an exposure into ...