Justin C Strickland
Biographic Data
| ID | 5008250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Justin C Strickland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Justin C |
| FAMILY NAME | Strickland |
| SIGNATURE | STRICKLAND J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1077-0394 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Effect of Price on the Behavioural Economic Substitutability of Non‐Alcoholic and Alcoholic Beverages
Brief measurement of non-drug reinforcement
Tianeptine Products
Among adults who have used tianeptine, we aimed to determine demographic and substance-use patterns and gain insights into tianeptine doses, effects, and consumer conceptualizations. We also evaluated problematic use, quit attempts, and tianeptine-specific substance-use disorder (SUD). Between December 2023 and July 2024, an online survey was conducted. Participants were ≥18 years old and endorsed lifetime use of kratom, kava, tianeptine, and/or …
Operant demand and public health
The authors declare no conflict of interest. Data sharing is not applicable to this article because no data sets were generated or analyzed to produce it
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Medication for Opioid use Disorder Treatment
Given the effectiveness of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and low engagement of treatment among people who use drugs (PWUD), it is important to better understand how to engage treatment clients with MOUD care. The current study aimed to achieve this goal by using qualitative methodology to characterize the MOUD treatment experiences. Participants (N = 52) were recruited for an online semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis reve…
Naturalistic psilocybin use is associated with persisting improvements in mental health and wellbeing
Results from this study, the largest prospective survey of naturalistic psilocybin use to date, support the potential for psilocybin to produce lasting improvements in mental health symptoms and general wellbeing
Behavioral Economic Demand
Consumers decide what to purchase, under conditions of constraint (e.g., commodity price). According to behavioral economic demand, commodity purchase task (CPT) can measure hypothetical decisions about purchases under varied simulated policy conditions (e.g., introduction of new cigarette taxes, happy hour drinking specials). These tasks permit rapid data collection without sacrificing methodological rigor or the validity of conclusions reached.…
Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with Covid-19 skepticism in the United States
Measuring Sexual Risk-Taking
Interactions Between Opioids and Dextroamphetamine on Locomotor Activity
Opioids and stimulants are often used in combination for both recreational and non-recreational purposes. High-efficacy mu opioid agonists generally increase the behavioral effects of stimulants, whereas opioid receptor antagonists generally attenuate the behavioral effects of stimulants; however, less is known regarding the interactions between stimulants and opioids possessing low to intermediate efficacy at the mu receptor. The purpose of this…
Recent Increase in Methamphetamine Use in a Cohort of Rural People Who Use Drugs
Appalachian Kentucky was at the epicenter of the prescription opioid epidemic in the early 2000's. As we enter the third decade of the epidemic, patterns have begun to emerge as people who use drugs (PWUD) transition from use of opioids to other drugs. The purpose of this analysis was to examine longitudinal changes in methamphetamine use in an ongoing cohort of rural people who use drugs (PWUD) in Appalachian Kentucky. All but five of the cohort…
Patient perceptions of higher-dose naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose
Child Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances During the Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
Many children have experienced unprecedented levels of stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, strained resources, and excess morbidity and mortality. The current study examines change in children's mental health and sleep during the early months of the US pandemic and identifies risk and protective factors. In May 2020, a total of 225 parents reported on the mental health and sleep of each child (N = 392 children) liv…
Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Effects of Medicinal Cannabis Use in an Observational Trial
Background: Anxiety and depressive disorders are highly prevalent. Patients are increasingly using medicinal cannabis products to treat these disorders, but little is known about the effects of medicinal cannabis use on symptoms of anxiety and depression. The aim of the present observational study was to assess general health in medicinal cannabis users and non-using controls with anxiety and/or depression. Methods: Participants (368 Cannabis Use…
Exploring the Relationship Between Substance Use and Allostatic Load in a Treatment/Research Cohort and in a US Probability Sample (NHANES 2009–2016)
Allostatic load, an operationalization for cumulative strain on physiology from adaptation (allostasis) to stress over a lifetime, can manifest as damage to cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and metabolic systems. The concept of allostatic load may be particularly useful in research on substance-use disorders (SUDs) because SUD researchers have sought to better understand the relationship between chronic stressors and drug use. Theoretical models h…
Tailored Cigarette Warning Messages
Current text-only cigarette warning labels (long-term, loss-framed messages) may not motivate positive changes in smoking behavior. The current project was a cross-sectional study examining the effects of tailored cigarette warnings on perceived message effectiveness (PME) in adult smokers ( n = 512) conducted using Amazon Mechanical Turk (M-Turk) in January-February 2020. Participants were an average age of 40.7 (SD = 11.6), with the majority of…
The Influence of Episodic Future Thinking and Graphic Warning Labels on Delay Discounting and Cigarette Demand
Delay discounting and operant demand are two behavioral economic constructs that tend to covary, by degree, with cigarette smoking status. Given historically robust associations between adverse health outcomes of smoking, a strong preference for immediate reinforcement (measured with delay discounting), and excessive motivation to smoke cigarettes (measured with operant demand), researchers have made numerous attempts to attenuate the extent to w…
Associations of Lifetime Nonmedical Opioid, Methamphetamine, and Kratom Use within a Nationally Representative US Sample
Co-use of non-medical opioids (NMO) and methamphetamine is increasing. So too is the use of the psychoactive botanical "kratom," including among people with NMO and methamphetamine use histories. We assessed characteristics associated with respondent groups who reported lifetime methamphetamine and/or kratom use within a nationally representative US sample using 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data from respondents reporting lifetime …
Determinants of worry using the Sars‐CoV‐19 worry (CoV‐Wo) scale among United States residents
We sought to develop a brief Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-related worry (CoV-Wo) scale to understand COVID-19-related worry among adults in the United States. We also aimed to model key determinants of worry in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. A total of 806 participants completed an online survey in late March 2020. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses assessed scale structure. Factor anal…
Quantifying the Impact of Public Perceptions on Vaccine Acceptance Using Behavioral Economics
This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of public perceptions of vaccine safety and efficacy on intent to seek COVID-19 vaccination using hypothetical vaccine acceptance scenarios. The behavioral economic methodology could be used to inform future public health vaccination campaigns designed to influence public perceptions and improve public acceptance of the vaccine. In June 2020, 534 respondents completed online validated behavioral eco…
Leveraging crowdsourcing methods to collect qualitative data in addiction science
A mixed-methods approach to understanding overdose risk-management strategies among a nationwide convenience sample
HIV Prevention in Rural Appalachian Jails
Age of First Arrest, Sex, and Drug Use as Correlates of Adult Risk Behaviors Among Rural Women in Jails
Incarcerated women frequently report initiation of substance use and sexual encounters at an early age, and often engage in high-risk drug use and sexual behaviors as adults. This study examined the timing of first sex, drug use, and arrest, as well as their unique influences on specific risky behaviors in adulthood, among a high-risk population of rural women recruited from jails. Ages of initiation were all positively and significantly correlat…
Partner Relationships and Injection Sharing Practices among Rural Appalachian Women
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Age of First Arrest, Sex, and Drug Use as Correlates of Adult Risk Behaviors Among Rural Women in Jails
Incarcerated women frequently report initiation of substance use and sexual encounters at an early age, and often engage in high-risk drug use and sexual behaviors as adults. This study examined the timing of first sex, drug use, and arrest, as well as their unique influences on specific risky behaviors in adulthood, among a high-risk population of rural women recruited from jails. Ages of initiation were all positively and significantly correlat…
Partner Relationships and Injection Sharing Practices among Rural Appalachian Women
HIV Prevention in Rural Appalachian Jails
Quantifying the Impact of Public Perceptions on Vaccine Acceptance Using Behavioral Economics
This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of public perceptions of vaccine safety and efficacy on intent to seek COVID-19 vaccination using hypothetical vaccine acceptance scenarios. The behavioral economic methodology could be used to inform future public health vaccination campaigns designed to influence public perceptions and improve public acceptance of the vaccine. In June 2020, 534 respondents completed online validated behavioral eco…
Leveraging crowdsourcing methods to collect qualitative data in addiction science
A mixed-methods approach to understanding overdose risk-management strategies among a nationwide convenience sample
Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Effects of Medicinal Cannabis Use in an Observational Trial
Background: Anxiety and depressive disorders are highly prevalent. Patients are increasingly using medicinal cannabis products to treat these disorders, but little is known about the effects of medicinal cannabis use on symptoms of anxiety and depression. The aim of the present observational study was to assess general health in medicinal cannabis users and non-using controls with anxiety and/or depression. Methods: Participants (368 Cannabis Use…
Exploring the Relationship Between Substance Use and Allostatic Load in a Treatment/Research Cohort and in a US Probability Sample (NHANES 2009–2016)
Allostatic load, an operationalization for cumulative strain on physiology from adaptation (allostasis) to stress over a lifetime, can manifest as damage to cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and metabolic systems. The concept of allostatic load may be particularly useful in research on substance-use disorders (SUDs) because SUD researchers have sought to better understand the relationship between chronic stressors and drug use. Theoretical models h…
Tailored Cigarette Warning Messages
Current text-only cigarette warning labels (long-term, loss-framed messages) may not motivate positive changes in smoking behavior. The current project was a cross-sectional study examining the effects of tailored cigarette warnings on perceived message effectiveness (PME) in adult smokers ( n = 512) conducted using Amazon Mechanical Turk (M-Turk) in January-February 2020. Participants were an average age of 40.7 (SD = 11.6), with the majority of…
The Influence of Episodic Future Thinking and Graphic Warning Labels on Delay Discounting and Cigarette Demand
Delay discounting and operant demand are two behavioral economic constructs that tend to covary, by degree, with cigarette smoking status. Given historically robust associations between adverse health outcomes of smoking, a strong preference for immediate reinforcement (measured with delay discounting), and excessive motivation to smoke cigarettes (measured with operant demand), researchers have made numerous attempts to attenuate the extent to w…
Associations of Lifetime Nonmedical Opioid, Methamphetamine, and Kratom Use within a Nationally Representative US Sample
Co-use of non-medical opioids (NMO) and methamphetamine is increasing. So too is the use of the psychoactive botanical "kratom," including among people with NMO and methamphetamine use histories. We assessed characteristics associated with respondent groups who reported lifetime methamphetamine and/or kratom use within a nationally representative US sample using 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data from respondents reporting lifetime …
Determinants of worry using the Sars‐CoV‐19 worry (CoV‐Wo) scale among United States residents
We sought to develop a brief Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-related worry (CoV-Wo) scale to understand COVID-19-related worry among adults in the United States. We also aimed to model key determinants of worry in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. A total of 806 participants completed an online survey in late March 2020. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses assessed scale structure. Factor anal…
Behavioral Economic Demand
Consumers decide what to purchase, under conditions of constraint (e.g., commodity price). According to behavioral economic demand, commodity purchase task (CPT) can measure hypothetical decisions about purchases under varied simulated policy conditions (e.g., introduction of new cigarette taxes, happy hour drinking specials). These tasks permit rapid data collection without sacrificing methodological rigor or the validity of conclusions reached.…
Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with Covid-19 skepticism in the United States
Measuring Sexual Risk-Taking
Interactions Between Opioids and Dextroamphetamine on Locomotor Activity
Opioids and stimulants are often used in combination for both recreational and non-recreational purposes. High-efficacy mu opioid agonists generally increase the behavioral effects of stimulants, whereas opioid receptor antagonists generally attenuate the behavioral effects of stimulants; however, less is known regarding the interactions between stimulants and opioids possessing low to intermediate efficacy at the mu receptor. The purpose of this…
Recent Increase in Methamphetamine Use in a Cohort of Rural People Who Use Drugs
Appalachian Kentucky was at the epicenter of the prescription opioid epidemic in the early 2000's. As we enter the third decade of the epidemic, patterns have begun to emerge as people who use drugs (PWUD) transition from use of opioids to other drugs. The purpose of this analysis was to examine longitudinal changes in methamphetamine use in an ongoing cohort of rural people who use drugs (PWUD) in Appalachian Kentucky. All but five of the cohort…
Patient perceptions of higher-dose naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose
Child Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances During the Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
Many children have experienced unprecedented levels of stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, strained resources, and excess morbidity and mortality. The current study examines change in children's mental health and sleep during the early months of the US pandemic and identifies risk and protective factors. In May 2020, a total of 225 parents reported on the mental health and sleep of each child (N = 392 children) liv…
Naturalistic psilocybin use is associated with persisting improvements in mental health and wellbeing
Results from this study, the largest prospective survey of naturalistic psilocybin use to date, support the potential for psilocybin to produce lasting improvements in mental health symptoms and general wellbeing
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Medication for Opioid use Disorder Treatment
Given the effectiveness of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and low engagement of treatment among people who use drugs (PWUD), it is important to better understand how to engage treatment clients with MOUD care. The current study aimed to achieve this goal by using qualitative methodology to characterize the MOUD treatment experiences. Participants (N = 52) were recruited for an online semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis reve…
Tianeptine Products
Among adults who have used tianeptine, we aimed to determine demographic and substance-use patterns and gain insights into tianeptine doses, effects, and consumer conceptualizations. We also evaluated problematic use, quit attempts, and tianeptine-specific substance-use disorder (SUD). Between December 2023 and July 2024, an online survey was conducted. Participants were ≥18 years old and endorsed lifetime use of kratom, kava, tianeptine, and/or …
Operant demand and public health
The authors declare no conflict of interest. Data sharing is not applicable to this article because no data sets were generated or analyzed to produce it
The Effect of Price on the Behavioural Economic Substitutability of Non‐Alcoholic and Alcoholic Beverages
Brief measurement of non-drug reinforcement
Medicine (18 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Drug (5 works) · Opioid (5 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (5 works) · Public health (5 works)