Richard A Grucza
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Grucza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Grucza |
| SIGNATURE | GRUCZA R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8191-6875 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The great decline in adolescent risk behaviours
In many high-income countries, the proportion of adolescents who smoke, drink, or engage in other risk behaviours has declined markedly over the past 25 years. We illustrate this behavioural shift by collating and presenting previously published data (1990-2019) on smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, early sexual initiation and juvenile crime in Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the USA, also providing European averages where …
Investigating the role of familial and peer‐related factors on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among U.S. adolescents
INTRODUCTION: Tobacco use is a public health concern, and adolescents are at an increased risk of starting and continuing to use tobacco relative to other age groups. Parent involvement and other social environmental factors may influence the development and persistence of tobacco use behaviors in adolescence. This study used the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study data set, and responses from 7025 a…
Association of Racial Disparity of Cannabis Possession Arrests Among Adults and Youths With Statewide Cannabis Decriminalization and Legalization
In this case-control study of states with and without cannabis decriminalization and legalization policies, increased arrest rate disparities in states without either policy highlight the need for targeted interventions to address racial injustice
Opioid dosing among patients with 3 or more years of continuous prescription opioid use before and after the CDC opioid prescribing guideline
Changes in alcohol and cigarette consumption in response to medical and recreational cannabis legalization
Trends in Adult Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the Early 21st‐Century United States
BACKGROUND: Recent trends in alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-related emergency room admissions, and alcohol use disorder prevalence as measured by general-population surveys have raised concerns about rising alcohol-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. In contrast, upward trends in per capita alcohol consumption have been comparatively modest. METHODS: To resolve these discordant observations, we sought to examine trends in the …
Cannabis decriminalization
Changing Demographics of Marijuana Initiation
Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide
Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide Affiliation Richard A. Grucza PhD, MPE, Michael Hur MBA, MSW, Arpana Agrawal PhD, Melissa J. Krauss MPH, Andrew D. Plunk PhD, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg PhD, Frank J. Chaloupka PhD, and Laura J. Bierut MDRichard A. Grucza, Michael Hur, Arpana Agrawal, Melissa J. Krauss, and Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg are with the Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Laura J. Bierut is wi…
Monitoring of non-cigarette tobacco use using Google Trends
The results of this study validate that Google Trends has the potential to be a valuable monitoring tool for tobacco use. The near real-time monitoring features of Google Trends may complement traditional surveillance methods and lead to faster and more convenient monitoring of emerging trends in tobacco use
Intended and Unintended Effects of State-Mandated High School Science and Mathematics Course Graduation Requirements on Educational Attainment
Mathematics and science course graduation requirement (CGR) increases in the 1980s and 1990s might have had both intended and unintended consequences. Using logistic regression with Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data ( n = 2,892,444), we modeled CGR exposure on (a) high school dropout, (b) beginning college, and (c) obtaining any college degree. Possible between-groups differences were also assessed. We found that higher CGRs were as…
Long-Term Effects of Laws Governing Youth Access to Tobacco
Objectives. We sought to examine the association between policies governing access to tobacco during adolescence and subsequent adult smoking. Methods. We analyzed adult smoking data from the 1998 through 2006–2007 administrations of the US Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement by employing a quasi experimental approach. Participants (n = 105 519) were adults, aged 18 to 34 years at the time of the survey. Smoking outcomes included hav…
Differential effects of cigarette price changes on adult smoking behaviours
Our findings that heavier smokers successfully and substantially reduced their cigarette smoking behaviours in response to state cigarette price increases provide fresh insight to the evidence on the effectiveness of higher cigarette prices in reducing smoking
The great decline in adolescent risk behaviours
In many high-income countries, the proportion of adolescents who smoke, drink, or engage in other risk behaviours has declined markedly over the past 25 years. We illustrate this behavioural shift by collating and presenting previously published data (1990-2019) on smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, early sexual initiation and juvenile crime in Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the USA, also providing European averages where …
Intended and Unintended Effects of State-Mandated High School Science and Mathematics Course Graduation Requirements on Educational Attainment
Mathematics and science course graduation requirement (CGR) increases in the 1980s and 1990s might have had both intended and unintended consequences. Using logistic regression with Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data ( n = 2,892,444), we modeled CGR exposure on (a) high school dropout, (b) beginning college, and (c) obtaining any college degree. Possible between-groups differences were also assessed. We found that higher CGRs were as…
Long-Term Effects of Laws Governing Youth Access to Tobacco
Objectives. We sought to examine the association between policies governing access to tobacco during adolescence and subsequent adult smoking. Methods. We analyzed adult smoking data from the 1998 through 2006–2007 administrations of the US Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement by employing a quasi experimental approach. Participants (n = 105 519) were adults, aged 18 to 34 years at the time of the survey. Smoking outcomes included hav…
Differential effects of cigarette price changes on adult smoking behaviours
Our findings that heavier smokers successfully and substantially reduced their cigarette smoking behaviours in response to state cigarette price increases provide fresh insight to the evidence on the effectiveness of higher cigarette prices in reducing smoking
Long-Term Effects of Laws Governing Youth Access to Tobacco
Objectives. We sought to examine the association between policies governing access to tobacco during adolescence and subsequent adult smoking. Methods. We analyzed adult smoking data from the 1998 through 2006–2007 administrations of the US Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement by employing a quasi experimental approach. Participants (n = 105 519) were adults, aged 18 to 34 years at the time of the survey. Smoking outcomes included hav…
Monitoring of non-cigarette tobacco use using Google Trends
The results of this study validate that Google Trends has the potential to be a valuable monitoring tool for tobacco use. The near real-time monitoring features of Google Trends may complement traditional surveillance methods and lead to faster and more convenient monitoring of emerging trends in tobacco use
Intended and Unintended Effects of State-Mandated High School Science and Mathematics Course Graduation Requirements on Educational Attainment
Mathematics and science course graduation requirement (CGR) increases in the 1980s and 1990s might have had both intended and unintended consequences. Using logistic regression with Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data ( n = 2,892,444), we modeled CGR exposure on (a) high school dropout, (b) beginning college, and (c) obtaining any college degree. Possible between-groups differences were also assessed. We found that higher CGRs were as…
Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide
Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide Affiliation Richard A. Grucza PhD, MPE, Michael Hur MBA, MSW, Arpana Agrawal PhD, Melissa J. Krauss MPH, Andrew D. Plunk PhD, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg PhD, Frank J. Chaloupka PhD, and Laura J. Bierut MDRichard A. Grucza, Michael Hur, Arpana Agrawal, Melissa J. Krauss, and Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg are with the Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Laura J. Bierut is wi…
Changing Demographics of Marijuana Initiation
Trends in Adult Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the Early 21st‐Century United States
BACKGROUND: Recent trends in alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-related emergency room admissions, and alcohol use disorder prevalence as measured by general-population surveys have raised concerns about rising alcohol-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. In contrast, upward trends in per capita alcohol consumption have been comparatively modest. METHODS: To resolve these discordant observations, we sought to examine trends in the …
Cannabis decriminalization
Changes in alcohol and cigarette consumption in response to medical and recreational cannabis legalization
Investigating the role of familial and peer‐related factors on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among U.S. adolescents
INTRODUCTION: Tobacco use is a public health concern, and adolescents are at an increased risk of starting and continuing to use tobacco relative to other age groups. Parent involvement and other social environmental factors may influence the development and persistence of tobacco use behaviors in adolescence. This study used the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study data set, and responses from 7025 a…
Association of Racial Disparity of Cannabis Possession Arrests Among Adults and Youths With Statewide Cannabis Decriminalization and Legalization
In this case-control study of states with and without cannabis decriminalization and legalization policies, increased arrest rate disparities in states without either policy highlight the need for targeted interventions to address racial injustice
Opioid dosing among patients with 3 or more years of continuous prescription opioid use before and after the CDC opioid prescribing guideline
The great decline in adolescent risk behaviours
In many high-income countries, the proportion of adolescents who smoke, drink, or engage in other risk behaviours has declined markedly over the past 25 years. We illustrate this behavioural shift by collating and presenting previously published data (1990-2019) on smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, early sexual initiation and juvenile crime in Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the USA, also providing European averages where …
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works)