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Joseph C Gfroerer

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van Hasselt M, Kruger J, Han B, Caraballo R, Penne M, Loomis B, et al.
Addict Behav . 2015 Feb; 45:104-9. PMID: 25658771
Background: On April 1, 2009, the federal government raised cigarette taxes from $0.39 to $1.01 per pack. This study examines the impact of this increase on a range of smoking...
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Esser M, Hedden S, Kanny D, Brewer R, Gfroerer J, Naimi T
Prev Chronic Dis . 2014 Nov; 11:E206. PMID: 25412029
Introduction: Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for 88,000 deaths annually and cost the United States $223.5 billion in 2006. It is often assumed that most excessive drinkers are alcohol dependent....
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Perou R, Bitsko R, Blumberg S, Pastor P, Ghandour R, Gfroerer J, et al.
MMWR Suppl . 2013 May; 62(2):1-35. PMID: 23677130
Mental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development" (US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and...
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Lee H, Han B, Gfroerer J
Addict Behav . 2012 Dec; 38(3):1816-23. PMID: 23254233
Background: This study (1) estimated the prevalence of alcohol and binge alcohol use among adult Asian Americans by sub-ethnicity; (2) examined alcohol drinking patterns among these subpopulations; and (3) investigated...
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Hedden S, Gfroerer J
Addict Behav . 2011 Aug; 36(12):1213-22. PMID: 21855225
Although millions of adults meet criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in the U.S., only a fraction receive treatment. This may be due to individuals with SUD not perceiving a...
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Muhuri P, Gfroerer J
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse . 2011 Apr; 37(3):155-64. PMID: 21453192
Objectives: To examine all-cause and cause-specific mortality over a 15-year follow-up period in relation to at-baseline reported lifetime use of illegal drugs from five classes (marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and...
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Han B, Gfroerer J, Colpe L, Barker P, Colliver J
Psychiatr Serv . 2011 Mar; 62(3):291-8. PMID: 21363901
Objectives: This study examined the prevalence and predictors of past-year serious psychological distress and receipt of mental health services among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Methods: The sample...
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Aldworth J, Colpe L, Gfroerer J, Novak S, Chromy J, Barker P, et al.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res . 2010 Jun; 19 Suppl 1:61-87. PMID: 20527006
The Mental Health Surveillance Study (MHSS) is an ongoing initiative by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop and implement methods for measuring the prevalence of serious...
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Novak S, Colpe L, Barker P, Gfroerer J
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res . 2010 Jun; 19 Suppl 1:49-60. PMID: 20527005
A psychometric analysis was conducted to reduce the number of items needed to assess the disability associated with mental disorders using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS). The...
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Colpe L, Barker P, Karg R, Batts K, Morton K, Gfroerer J, et al.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res . 2010 Jun; 19 Suppl 1:36-48. PMID: 20527004
The Mental Health Surveillance Study (MHSS) is an ongoing initiative by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to monitor the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) among...