Andrea H Weinberger
Biographic Data
| ID | 223545 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea H Weinberger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea H |
| FAMILY NAME | Weinberger |
| SIGNATURE | WEINBERGER A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7065-1349 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Relationship of HIV stigma and smoking stigma to cigarette dependence and quit motivation among adults with HIV
People with HIV (PWH) smoke cigarettes at a prevalence nearly two times higher than the United States (US) population. Stigma may contribute to persistent smoking among PWH, yet the interaction of HIV- and smoking-related stigma on smoking behaviors remains unexplored. This secondary analysis of self-report survey data included 81 adults with HIV and current cigarette smoking recruited from the Bronx, New York (US). Sequential logistic regression…
Race/Ethnicity-Based Discrimination and Cigarette Dependence and Abstinence among a Sample of Black and Hispanic/Latine Individuals with HIV Participating in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Smoking Ce…
Covid-19 Worry and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Among Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke
Tobacco and Cannabis Co-use by HIV Status Among United States Adults
Tobacco and cannabis use are prevalent among adults with HIV and co-use is associated with drug dependence and negative health outcomes such as lung disease. This study examined the co-use of tobacco and cannabis by HIV status overall and by sociodemographics. Data came from the adult sample from the 2021-2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adjusted multinomial logistic regressions were performed on tobacco cannabis co-use by HIV status,…
Race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depressive symptoms, and smoking-related variables among people with HIV participating in a randomized clinical trial for cigarette smoking cessation
People with HIV smoke cigarettes at a high prevalence, and it is important to identify modifiable variables related to smoking in this population. Race/ethnicity-based discrimination is common among people with HIV from minoritized racial and ethnic groups and results in significant adverse effects. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depression, and smoking-related variables among p…
People with HIV who smoke cigarettes non-daily
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of mortality in people with HIV (PWH) in the United States (US). A rising proportion of US tobacco users smoke non-daily, a phenomenon that is common among PWH. PWH who smoke non-daily may be attractive targets for cessation efforts, and, thus, a fuller understanding of non-daily smoking in PWH is important. We merged datasets from two randomized controlled tobacco treatment trials for PWH conducted in three c…
Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020
National Trends in Suicide Thoughts and Behavior among US Adults with Opioid Use Disorder from 2015 to 2020
INTRODUCTION: Suicide thoughts and behavior (STB) are associated with premature mortality and is disproportionately represented among those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Recent trends in STB among those with OUD are lacking. We investigated trends in STB among US adults with versus without OUD using six waves of cross-sectional, nationally-representative, epidemiological data. METHODS: = 241,675). We compared past-year STB outcomes (i.e., thoug…
Pain and medication adherence in adult cigarette smokers living with HIV
The present study examines relationships between pain, mental health symptoms, and medication adherence in adult smokers living with HIV. Sixty-eight adult HIV-positive smokers taking antiretroviral medication completed a survey measuring medication adherence, mental health symptoms, and pain. The presence of pain, OR = 3.81, 95% CI (1.19, 12.14), higher pain severity, OR = 1.22, 95% CI (1.05, 1.41), and higher anxiety, OR = 1.09, 95% CI (1.03, 1…
Psychosocial and psychiatric-related stress and cigarette smoking among Black and Latinx adults with psychiatric disorders
While the cigarette smoking prevalence in the United States has decreased, smoking disparities persist for individuals with psychiatric disorders and individuals who identify as racial/ethnic minorities. These groups also experience higher levels of psychosocial stress. This study was the first to examine the relationship between psychosocial and psychiatric-related stressors and cigarette smoking status in a sample of Black and Latinx adults wit…
Cigarette dependence is more prevalent and increasing among US adolescents and adults who use cannabis, 2002–2019
US individuals who use both cigarettes and cannabis report a higher prevalence of cigarette dependence relative to individuals who use cigarettes and do not use cannabis at virtually all levels of cigarette consumption. Further, cigarette dependence is increasing in the USA both among those who use and do not use cannabis. Given the increase in cannabis use among those using cigarettes, efforts to elucidate the nature of the association between c…
Trends in anxiety among adults in the United States, 2008–2018
Relationship of trauma exposure and PTSD to cigarette smoking prevalence, frequency, and quantity
Trauma or PTSD may each serve as a clinical indicator of increased risk of cigarette smoking-related health problems and prompt the implementation of targeted interventions to reduce the harms of smoking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Characteristics associated with perceived interrelations of pain and smoking among people living with HIV
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have very high prevalences of both cigaret smoking and pain, yet little is known about the relationship between smoking and pain for PLWH. The current study examines the perceived interrelations between pain and smoking and participant characteristics (i.e., demographics, heavier versus lighter smoking, current pain severity, depression, anxiety symptoms) in a sample of 101 current cigaret smoking adult PLWH in…
Racial/ethnic differences in perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in a sample of African American and Hispanic adults living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) report very high prevalences of cigarette smoking, and there are racial/ethnic disparities in smoking consequences and quit outcomes. In this exploratory pilot study, we examined racial/ethnic differences in perceived risks and benefits of quitting cigarette smoking among 97 adult PLWH in the Bronx, New York (Hispanic, 53.6%; African American, 46.4%). Compared to African American PLWH, Hispanic PLWH reported gr…
Cigarette smoking quit ratios among adults in the USA with cannabis use and cannabis use disorders, 2002–2016
Cigarette smoking quit ratios remain dramatically lower among people who use cannabis and have CUDs and quit ratios did not change significantly from 2002 to 2016 among those with CUDs. Public health and clinical attention are needed to increase quit ratios and reduce harmful cigarette smoking consequences for persons with cannabis use and CUDs
Trends in depression prevalence in the USA from 2005 to 2015
Background Major depression is associated with significant disability, morbidity, and mortality. The current study estimated trends in the prevalence of major depression in the US population from 2005 to 2015 overall and by demographic subgroups. Methods Data were drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual cross-sectional study of US persons ages 12 and over (total analytic sample N = 607 520). Past-year depression p…
Perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in a sample of adults living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) smoke at high prevalences and experience significant smoking-related consequences. In community samples, perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking are related to quit motivation and outcomes and are more strongly endorsed by women. This study examined perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking and the relationship between risks and benefits and quit motivation and confidence in male and female PLWH…
Trends in Daily Cannabis Use Among Cigarette Smokers
Objectives. To estimate changes in the prevalence of daily cannabis use among current, former, and never cigarette smokers from 2002 to 2014 in the United States. Methods. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health is a nationally representative cross-sectional study conducted annually among persons aged 12 years and older in the United States. Results. Daily cannabis use occurs nearly exclusively among nondaily and daily cigarette smokers compar…
Trends in cigarette consumption and time to first cigarette on awakening from 2002 to 2015 in the USA
Objective The current study estimates trends in the number of cigarettes smoked per day (CPD) and percentage of smokers having their first CPD within 30 min of waking (time to first cigarette (TTFC)<30 min) among smokers from 2002 to 2015 in the USA overall, and adjusting for demographics. Trends in TTFC<30 min were also estimated by varying levels of cigarette consumption. Methods Data were drawn from the National Household Survey on Drug Use, a…
Loneliness in HIV-infected smokers
Loneliness is common in persons living with HIV (PLWH). Lonely people smoke at higher rates than the general population, and loneliness is a likely contributor to the ongoing smoking epidemic among PLWH. We explored factors associated with loneliness in a cohort of 272 PLWH smokers enrolled in two separate tobacco treatment trials. Loneliness was independently associated with lack of a spouse or partner, lower educational attainment, "other or un…
A behavioural smoking treatment based on perceived risks of quitting
This initial study demonstrated that an intervention targeting perceived risks of quitting was feasible to administer, acceptable to female smokers, and showed promise with regard to smoking outcomes, thus warranting further testing through Stage II clinical trials. Reducing perceived risks of quitting may represent a critical target for smoking treatment development
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Cigarette Smoking
The current meta-analytic review represents the first comprehensive empirical evaluation of the strength of the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and cigarette smoking. Thirty-nine effect sizes, drawn from 31 peer-reviewed publications, determined the existence of a small to medium composite effect size for the victimization–smoking relationship ( d = .41, 95% confidence interval = [.35, .47]). Results indicate th…
Perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in non-treatment seekers
Little is known about beliefs about quitting and treatment motivation in non-treatment seeking smokers. One hundred eight-eight daily cigarette smokers not currently motivated to quit smoking completed measures of perceived risks and benefits of quitting and motivation to quit. Self esteem related to quitting was positively related to desire to quit, expected success at quitting, confidence in quitting, and motivation to quit. Greater perceived r…
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Perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in non-treatment seekers
Little is known about beliefs about quitting and treatment motivation in non-treatment seeking smokers. One hundred eight-eight daily cigarette smokers not currently motivated to quit smoking completed measures of perceived risks and benefits of quitting and motivation to quit. Self esteem related to quitting was positively related to desire to quit, expected success at quitting, confidence in quitting, and motivation to quit. Greater perceived r…
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Cigarette Smoking
The current meta-analytic review represents the first comprehensive empirical evaluation of the strength of the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and cigarette smoking. Thirty-nine effect sizes, drawn from 31 peer-reviewed publications, determined the existence of a small to medium composite effect size for the victimization–smoking relationship ( d = .41, 95% confidence interval = [.35, .47]). Results indicate th…
A behavioural smoking treatment based on perceived risks of quitting
This initial study demonstrated that an intervention targeting perceived risks of quitting was feasible to administer, acceptable to female smokers, and showed promise with regard to smoking outcomes, thus warranting further testing through Stage II clinical trials. Reducing perceived risks of quitting may represent a critical target for smoking treatment development
Loneliness in HIV-infected smokers
Loneliness is common in persons living with HIV (PLWH). Lonely people smoke at higher rates than the general population, and loneliness is a likely contributor to the ongoing smoking epidemic among PLWH. We explored factors associated with loneliness in a cohort of 272 PLWH smokers enrolled in two separate tobacco treatment trials. Loneliness was independently associated with lack of a spouse or partner, lower educational attainment, "other or un…
Trends in cigarette consumption and time to first cigarette on awakening from 2002 to 2015 in the USA
Objective The current study estimates trends in the number of cigarettes smoked per day (CPD) and percentage of smokers having their first CPD within 30 min of waking (time to first cigarette (TTFC)<30 min) among smokers from 2002 to 2015 in the USA overall, and adjusting for demographics. Trends in TTFC<30 min were also estimated by varying levels of cigarette consumption. Methods Data were drawn from the National Household Survey on Drug Use, a…
Trends in depression prevalence in the USA from 2005 to 2015
Background Major depression is associated with significant disability, morbidity, and mortality. The current study estimated trends in the prevalence of major depression in the US population from 2005 to 2015 overall and by demographic subgroups. Methods Data were drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual cross-sectional study of US persons ages 12 and over (total analytic sample N = 607 520). Past-year depression p…
Perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in a sample of adults living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) smoke at high prevalences and experience significant smoking-related consequences. In community samples, perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking are related to quit motivation and outcomes and are more strongly endorsed by women. This study examined perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking and the relationship between risks and benefits and quit motivation and confidence in male and female PLWH…
Trends in Daily Cannabis Use Among Cigarette Smokers
Objectives. To estimate changes in the prevalence of daily cannabis use among current, former, and never cigarette smokers from 2002 to 2014 in the United States. Methods. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health is a nationally representative cross-sectional study conducted annually among persons aged 12 years and older in the United States. Results. Daily cannabis use occurs nearly exclusively among nondaily and daily cigarette smokers compar…
Characteristics associated with perceived interrelations of pain and smoking among people living with HIV
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have very high prevalences of both cigaret smoking and pain, yet little is known about the relationship between smoking and pain for PLWH. The current study examines the perceived interrelations between pain and smoking and participant characteristics (i.e., demographics, heavier versus lighter smoking, current pain severity, depression, anxiety symptoms) in a sample of 101 current cigaret smoking adult PLWH in…
Racial/ethnic differences in perceived risks and benefits of quitting smoking in a sample of African American and Hispanic adults living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) report very high prevalences of cigarette smoking, and there are racial/ethnic disparities in smoking consequences and quit outcomes. In this exploratory pilot study, we examined racial/ethnic differences in perceived risks and benefits of quitting cigarette smoking among 97 adult PLWH in the Bronx, New York (Hispanic, 53.6%; African American, 46.4%). Compared to African American PLWH, Hispanic PLWH reported gr…
Cigarette smoking quit ratios among adults in the USA with cannabis use and cannabis use disorders, 2002–2016
Cigarette smoking quit ratios remain dramatically lower among people who use cannabis and have CUDs and quit ratios did not change significantly from 2002 to 2016 among those with CUDs. Public health and clinical attention are needed to increase quit ratios and reduce harmful cigarette smoking consequences for persons with cannabis use and CUDs
Trends in anxiety among adults in the United States, 2008–2018
Relationship of trauma exposure and PTSD to cigarette smoking prevalence, frequency, and quantity
Trauma or PTSD may each serve as a clinical indicator of increased risk of cigarette smoking-related health problems and prompt the implementation of targeted interventions to reduce the harms of smoking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Pain and medication adherence in adult cigarette smokers living with HIV
The present study examines relationships between pain, mental health symptoms, and medication adherence in adult smokers living with HIV. Sixty-eight adult HIV-positive smokers taking antiretroviral medication completed a survey measuring medication adherence, mental health symptoms, and pain. The presence of pain, OR = 3.81, 95% CI (1.19, 12.14), higher pain severity, OR = 1.22, 95% CI (1.05, 1.41), and higher anxiety, OR = 1.09, 95% CI (1.03, 1…
Psychosocial and psychiatric-related stress and cigarette smoking among Black and Latinx adults with psychiatric disorders
While the cigarette smoking prevalence in the United States has decreased, smoking disparities persist for individuals with psychiatric disorders and individuals who identify as racial/ethnic minorities. These groups also experience higher levels of psychosocial stress. This study was the first to examine the relationship between psychosocial and psychiatric-related stressors and cigarette smoking status in a sample of Black and Latinx adults wit…
Cigarette dependence is more prevalent and increasing among US adolescents and adults who use cannabis, 2002–2019
US individuals who use both cigarettes and cannabis report a higher prevalence of cigarette dependence relative to individuals who use cigarettes and do not use cannabis at virtually all levels of cigarette consumption. Further, cigarette dependence is increasing in the USA both among those who use and do not use cannabis. Given the increase in cannabis use among those using cigarettes, efforts to elucidate the nature of the association between c…
Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020
National Trends in Suicide Thoughts and Behavior among US Adults with Opioid Use Disorder from 2015 to 2020
INTRODUCTION: Suicide thoughts and behavior (STB) are associated with premature mortality and is disproportionately represented among those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Recent trends in STB among those with OUD are lacking. We investigated trends in STB among US adults with versus without OUD using six waves of cross-sectional, nationally-representative, epidemiological data. METHODS: = 241,675). We compared past-year STB outcomes (i.e., thoug…
People with HIV who smoke cigarettes non-daily
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of mortality in people with HIV (PWH) in the United States (US). A rising proportion of US tobacco users smoke non-daily, a phenomenon that is common among PWH. PWH who smoke non-daily may be attractive targets for cessation efforts, and, thus, a fuller understanding of non-daily smoking in PWH is important. We merged datasets from two randomized controlled tobacco treatment trials for PWH conducted in three c…
Race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depressive symptoms, and smoking-related variables among people with HIV participating in a randomized clinical trial for cigarette smoking cessation
People with HIV smoke cigarettes at a high prevalence, and it is important to identify modifiable variables related to smoking in this population. Race/ethnicity-based discrimination is common among people with HIV from minoritized racial and ethnic groups and results in significant adverse effects. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depression, and smoking-related variables among p…
Covid-19 Worry and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Among Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke
Tobacco and Cannabis Co-use by HIV Status Among United States Adults
Tobacco and cannabis use are prevalent among adults with HIV and co-use is associated with drug dependence and negative health outcomes such as lung disease. This study examined the co-use of tobacco and cannabis by HIV status overall and by sociodemographics. Data came from the adult sample from the 2021-2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adjusted multinomial logistic regressions were performed on tobacco cannabis co-use by HIV status,…
Relationship of HIV stigma and smoking stigma to cigarette dependence and quit motivation among adults with HIV
People with HIV (PWH) smoke cigarettes at a prevalence nearly two times higher than the United States (US) population. Stigma may contribute to persistent smoking among PWH, yet the interaction of HIV- and smoking-related stigma on smoking behaviors remains unexplored. This secondary analysis of self-report survey data included 81 adults with HIV and current cigarette smoking recruited from the Bronx, New York (US). Sequential logistic regression…
Race/Ethnicity-Based Discrimination and Cigarette Dependence and Abstinence among a Sample of Black and Hispanic/Latine Individuals with HIV Participating in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Smoking Ce…
Medicine (22 works) · Psychiatry (19 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (17 works) · Environmental health (16 works) · Demography (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Internal Medicine (10 works) · Smoking cessation (9 works) · Cigarette smoking (8 works) · Ethnic group (8 works)