Linda B Cottler
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 176510 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Linda B Cottler |
| NOMBRES | Linda B |
| APELLIDO | Cottler |
| FIRMA | COTTLER L B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5643-8536 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 58 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 62 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 58 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1991 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Self‐Reported Adverse Effects Associated With New Psychoactive Substance Use in a Sample of Adults From 20 US Cities
Geographical Differences in Self-Reported Past 12-Month Drug Use
BACKGROUND: The National Drug Early Warning System Rapid Street Reporting study monitors over 100 drugs to identify emerging use trends. OBJECTIVES: This analysis examined geographical differences in the past 12-month self-reported drug use across 20 US urban cities, identifying the three most prevalent drugs reported, excluding alcohol. METHODS: Adults (age ≥18) were surveyed in public settings using venue-intercept sampling over a weekend in ea…
Racial Climate on Willingness to Participate in Clinical Research
OBJECTIVE: In the USA, there are striking racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes particularly among African American individuals, compared to White individuals. Despite these disparities, recruiting African American communities for clinical research remains challenging. Using the socio-ecological model as a framework, this project examined whether the racial climate of the geographical area-including police shootings, neighborhood vulne…
National and regional trends in fentanyl seizures in the United States, 2017–2023
We Have a Ways to Go, but I Think You've Taken the Steps to Get Us There
Community-engaged research is an approach that helps foster partnerships between community members and researchers by incorporating community members across multiple stages of the research study. In doing so, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the insider perspective. One area that has received limited attention is the process of engaging community members in qualitative data analysis. To overcome this limitation, we outline how we im…
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) use Among Members of a Community Engagement Program
E-cigarette Use Among Community-Recruited Adults with a History of Asthma in North Central Florida
Study Navigation and Enrollment in a Community Sample
The socioecological model (SEM) was used as a conceptual framework to examine the effect of generational cohorts on study navigation and enrollment in health research. The study population was 7,370 community-dwelling Gen Xers and Baby Boomers in North Central Florida. Analyses found that Leading-edge Boomers (individuals born between 1946 and 1955) [vs Gen Xers (individuals born between 1965 and 1955)] and individuals with higher trust (vs lower…
Defining Belonging and Its Association to Binge Drinking among College Students
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between the students’ combined belonging and binge drinking. Combined belonging was defined as a combination of both subjective (perceived belonging) and objective (participation in school activities) measures of belonging. Participants: The sample included 33,360 college students enrolled in U.S. States collegiate institutions. Methods: Data were obtained from an online survey through the Healt…
Willingness to Participate in Health Research Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Shifting awareness among electronic dance music party attendees that drugs may contain fentanyl or other adulterants
Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youth
The Interactive Effect of Social Capital and Duration of Migration on Suicidal Behaviors Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Age of First Use of Prescription Opioids and Prescription Opioid Non-Medical Use among Older Adolescents
Background Non-medical use (NMU) of prescription opioids is of concern due to the opioid epidemic in the United States. Objective: We examined sex differences in the effect of age of first use of prescription opioids on prescription opioid NMU among 17- and 18-year olds. Methods: The National Monitoring of Adolescent Prescription Stimulants Study (N-MAPSS) recruited youth 10–18 years from 10 United States cities between 2008 and 2011 (n = 11,048)…
Exposure to Medicines in the Family Medicine Cabinet
Background: Despite research on prescription opioids and dependence being a national priority, little is known about the association between several potential adolescent risk factors and later opioid dependence among those who use opioids non-medically. Objectives: To investigate the association between lifetime opioid dependence and adolescent self-perceived health, health beliefs (thinking there was a pill for everything), health behaviors (ons…
Sex Differences in Willingness to Participate in Research Based on Study Risk Level Among a Community Sample of African Americans in North Central Florida
Prescription Stimulant Use and Associated Risk Factors for Non-oral Use among 10 to 18 Year Olds
Non-medical use, especially non-oral use, of prescription stimulants is a public health concern. This study analyzed data from the National Monitoring of Adolescent Prescription Stimulants Study (N-MAPSS). Users (n = 723) were categorized as oral medical only users (n = 330, 45.6%), any oral non-medical users (n = 270, 37.3%), and any non-oral users (n = 123, 17.0%). The associations between patterns of stimulant use and risk factors were examine…
Correlates related to follow‐up in a community engagement program in North Central Florida
AIMS: This analysis identifies the correlates of 60- and 120-day telephone-based study follow-ups among community-dwelling adults in North Central Florida. METHODS: Six thousand three hundred and forty participants were recruited by Community Health Workers from the University of Florida's community engagement program with a face-to-face baseline and two phone follow-ups assessing indicators of health. RESULTS: Physical disability versus none (ad…
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV/Aids (Sava) Syndemic among Women in the Criminal Justice System
Using data from a randomized controlled trial of 319 women mainly recruited from a Municipal Drug Court System in St. Louis, MO, this study evaluates substance use, victimization, and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors over time. The results indicated that, for all participants, the likelihood of victimization, using drugs, and meeting the criteria for HIV/AIDS risk decreased by 46% by the eight-month follow-up; however, results did not differ significantly…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Florida
Objective: To compare Alzheimer's disease (AD) knowledge by race and ethnicity in a community sample of middle-aged and older adults aged 50 and over in Florida. Method: Data from HealthStreet, a University of Florida community engagement program, which uses community health workers to assess the health conditions, concerns, and knowledge of community members, was used ( n = 842). A multivariate regression model was used to quantify differences i…
Research participation, trust, and fair compensation among people living with and without HIV in Florida
Florida has the second highest number of newly diagnosed cases of HIV in the United States. Sociodemographic representation that is reflective of the population is essential in developing evidence based interventions to improve HIV outcomes and reduce disparities. Understanding HIV research trial participation, preferences for types of research, and fair compensation for research will further our understanding of someone's decision to participate…
Black–White Differences in Willingness to Participate and Perceptions About Health Research
Gender Differences in the Association Between Religion/Spirituality and Simultaneous Polysubstance Use (SPU)
Nonmedical Opioid Pain Relievers and All-Cause Mortality
Objectives. We investigated whether nonmedical opioid pain reliever use is associated with higher mortality in the general US population. Methods. We assessed the history of nonmedical opioid pain reliever use among 9985 people interviewed at baseline of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program initiated in 1981 to 1983 in Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Durham, North Carolina. We linked the data with the National Death Index throug…
Marijuana Use and Its Association with Participation, Navigation, and Enrollment in Health Research among African Americans
This analysis examined the association between marijuana (Mj) use, willingness to participate, navigation and enrollment in health research among African Americans. Data from HealthStreet, a community-engagement model implemented in North Central Florida that reduces health disparities by engaging and linking community members to medical and social services and health research opportunities, were analyzed to determine willingness of African Ameri…
Rural Latinos’ Mental Wellbeing
The Association of Sexual Dysfunction and Substance Use Among a Community Epidemiological Sample
Community Needs, Concerns, and Perceptions About Health Research
Objectives. We used results generated from the first study of the National Institutes of Health Sentinel Network to understand health concerns and perceptions of research among underrepresented groups such as women, the elderly, racial/ethnic groups, and rural populations. Methods. Investigators at 5 Sentinel Network sites and 2 community-focused national organizations developed a common assessment tool used by community health workers to assess …
Taking chances
OBJECTIVES: This study determined prevalence estimates of problem gambling and relationships to other psychiatric and substance use disorders. METHODS: In 1981, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to collect epidemiological information on problem gambling and other disorders from 3004 adults in St. Louis, Mo. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of pathological gambling was 0.9%; 46% of those surveyed gambled recreationally. Problem gamblers (…
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Sex Trading in Substance Using Women
Legal needle buying in St. Louis
This study sought to determine if and why barriers to the over-the-counter purchase of syringes in the St. Louis metropolitan area might exist, given that no ordinance prohibits such a sale there. Two male research assistants (one African American, one White) approached 33 of the area's pharmacies to buy syringes. In 14 of those pharmacies, either the purchase was refused or the minimum number of syringes that could be bought was so large (at lea…
Breaking the Blue Wall of Silence
Objectives. We assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for trading sex with a police officer among women recruited from drug courts in St Louis, Missouri. Methods. In 2005 to 2008, we recruited women into an HIV intervention study, which surveyed participants about multiple sociodemographic, lifestyle, and risk factors. Regression analyses assessed risk factors for trading sex, a form of police sexual misconduct (PSM). Results. Of the 318 par…
Sexual Behaviors among Club Drug Users
Enrolling, Retaining, and Benefiting Out-of-Treatment Drug Users in Intervention Research
LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON street-recruited out-of-treatment drug users involves ethical issues concerning enrollment and retention of participants, remuneration and benefits. In contrast to practices of excluding such high-risk populations from research and assuming that they would not comply with a protocol requiring repeated measures over a 12-month period, this report presents examples from 15 years of community-based studies that have enrolled…
Acceptability of the Female Condom Among Women at Risk for HIV Infection
Few HIV/AIDS educational programs have been tailored specifically for women, and most have promoted methods requiring the full participation and cooperation of male partners. This study introduced drug-involved women to the female condom-a female-controlled method of protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The primary aim was to assess the acceptability of this new device among high-risk women in St. Louis, San Antonio, and R…
Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youth
Risky Business
Subjective Versus Objective Definitions of Homelessness
The Interactive Effect of Social Capital and Duration of Migration on Suicidal Behaviors Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Correlates related to follow‐up in a community engagement program in North Central Florida
AIMS: This analysis identifies the correlates of 60- and 120-day telephone-based study follow-ups among community-dwelling adults in North Central Florida. METHODS: Six thousand three hundred and forty participants were recruited by Community Health Workers from the University of Florida's community engagement program with a face-to-face baseline and two phone follow-ups assessing indicators of health. RESULTS: Physical disability versus none (ad…
Enhanced Case Management versus Substance Abuse Treatment Alone among Substance Abusers with Depression
This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of enhanced case management for substance abusers with comorbid major depression, which was an integrated approach to care. One hundred and 20 participants admitted to drug treatment who also met Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule criteria for major depression at baseline were randomized to enhanced case management (ECM) (n = 64) or treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 56). Both groups were followed u…
Cross-cultural Feasibility, Reliability and Sources of Variance of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
The CIDI is a fully standardised diagnostic interview designed for assessing mental disorders based on the definitions and criteria of ICD–10 and DSM–III–R. Field trials with the CIDI have been conducted in 18 centres around the world, to test the feasibility and reliability of the CIDI in different cultures and settings, as well as to test the inter-rater agreement for the different types of questions used. Of 590 subjects interviewed across all…
Legal needle buying in St. Louis
This study sought to determine if and why barriers to the over-the-counter purchase of syringes in the St. Louis metropolitan area might exist, given that no ordinance prohibits such a sale there. Two male research assistants (one African American, one White) approached 33 of the area's pharmacies to buy syringes. In 14 of those pharmacies, either the purchase was refused or the minimum number of syringes that could be bought was so large (at lea…
Women Living with Drug Abuse and HIV Disease
In collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Health Resources and Services Administration is conducting a multisite, longitudinal study on issues of service needs, service utilization, and access to care for drug abusers with HIV. This article discusses access to drug abuse treatment and HIV secondary prevention for 116 women interviewed during the study's first year in five U.S. cities. Using interview data from 115 service pr…
Effectiveness of HIV Risk Reduction Initiatives Among Out-of-Treatment Non-Injection Drug Users
While attention has been paid recently to the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS interventions among injection drug users, less focus has been given to out-of-treatment noninjecting drug users. This study examines the the NIDA Cooperative Agreement standard intervention versus an enhanced intervention for HIV/AIDS risk among noninjecting drug users. Data come from five sites of the NIDA-funded Cooperative Agreement on HIV risk behaviors. The sample is com…
HIV Prevention Protocols
Applied research in HIV prevention with out-of-treatment substance abusers takes place in a constantly changing environment. Researchers must be able to identify changes in drug use and sexual risk patterns, develop and evaluate appropriate interventions to respond to those changes, and find ways to make effective use of new technologies as they are developed. An example of this process is the collaborative revision made to NIDA's Standard Interv…
Taking chances
OBJECTIVES: This study determined prevalence estimates of problem gambling and relationships to other psychiatric and substance use disorders. METHODS: In 1981, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to collect epidemiological information on problem gambling and other disorders from 3004 adults in St. Louis, Mo. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of pathological gambling was 0.9%; 46% of those surveyed gambled recreationally. Problem gamblers (…
Acceptability of the Female Condom Among Women at Risk for HIV Infection
Few HIV/AIDS educational programs have been tailored specifically for women, and most have promoted methods requiring the full participation and cooperation of male partners. This study introduced drug-involved women to the female condom-a female-controlled method of protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The primary aim was to assess the acceptability of this new device among high-risk women in St. Louis, San Antonio, and R…
Understanding HIV risks of chronic drug-using men who have sex with men
Focus groups and individual structured interviews were conducted in six cities with 98 predominantly street-recruited men who had a recent history of smoking crack or injecting drugs and who reported having had sex with other men (MSM) in the past year. Twenty-six focus groups explored the cultural and social context of participant's drug use and sexual activity and addressed outreach and HIV prevention issues pertinent to this population. Narrat…
Problem Gambling and Comorbid Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Among Drug Users Recruited from Drug Treatment and Community Settings
Drug-using men who have sex with men
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and use drugs are at high risk for HIV. This study assessed drug and sex-related risk behaviours and sexual identities for MSM drug injectors and crack smokers. One hundred and forty four MSM drug injectors and crack smokers from five USA cities were interviewed. One-third of the men were current injectors, twice as many reported lifetime injection. Most (56%) reported sex with women in the prior year; sex trading …
The Association of Sexual Dysfunction and Substance Use Among a Community Epidemiological Sample
Gender and race matching preferences for HIV post-test counselling in an African-American sample
This study tested whether having racially and gender-matched counsellors for HIV Post-test counselling were preferred. In the NIDA-funded EachOneTeachOne study, 115 African American respondents (19-68) were asked would they rather talk to someone of the same sex and race. Forty-three percent of the counsellor-respondent pairs were race concordant, and 58% were gender concordant. Chi-square statistics examined effects of gender, race and match. Ou…
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Sex Trading in Substance Using Women
Comorbid Substance Use and HIV Risk in Older African American Drug Users
Objectives: This analysis examines substance abuse/dependence and related HIV risk behaviors among older drug users in comparison to their younger counterparts. Methods: Data related to substance use disorders and HIVrelated behaviors were collected from 1,079 African American drug users recruited using a street outreach method. Results: Older users were less likely to have engaged in recent sexual activity, but those who did engage did not vary …
Item Specification in the Development of a Diagnostic Gambling Instrument
Dinosaur Girls, Candy Girls, and Trinity
Research among Asian users of methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy, is rare. To evaluate the feasibility of a study on the abuse of and dependence on Ecstasy, two focus groups of users (n = 12) and health professionals (n = 7) were conducted in Taiwan. Major results included blatant human testing with “candy and dinosaur girls” and a specific sequence of drugs called a “Trinity” (Ecstasy, ketamine, and marijuana). “Head-sh…
Enrolling, Retaining, and Benefiting Out-of-Treatment Drug Users in Intervention Research
LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON street-recruited out-of-treatment drug users involves ethical issues concerning enrollment and retention of participants, remuneration and benefits. In contrast to practices of excluding such high-risk populations from research and assuming that they would not comply with a protocol requiring repeated measures over a 12-month period, this report presents examples from 15 years of community-based studies that have enrolled…
Subjective Versus Objective Definitions of Homelessness
Age of sexual debut among US adolescents
Factors influencing consent to HIV testing among wives of heavy drinkers in an urban slum in India
The study examined the influence of socio cultural factors, perception of risk and exposure to violence on consent to HIV testing among at risk women in an urban slum. Married women chosen via a multistage probability sampling in a section of Bangalore, India, between 18 and 44 years, sexually active and considered to be at risk because of their husband's hazardous drinking were recruited for the study. Written informed consent was obtained and m…
Risky Business
Number of Sexual Partners and Associations with Initiation and Intensity of Substance Use
History of Sexual Trauma and Recent HIV-Risk Behaviors of Community-Recruited Substance Using Women
Feasibility and Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Among Wives of Heavy Drinkers in Bangalore, India
Sexual Behaviors among Club Drug Users
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