Albert M Kopak
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 110441 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Albert M Kopak |
| PRENOMES | Albert M |
| SOBRENOME | Kopak |
| ASSINATURA | KOPAK A M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Western Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5859-1120 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 60 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Mental Health Conditions, Substance Use Disorders, and Jail Readmission in Four Rural Counties
Most jails are in rural areas, and many adults who pass through these facilities experience behavioral health needs. Evidence suggests mental health conditions (MHCs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) may be linked to an increased risk for jail readmission, but most work documenting this relationship uses vague measures, outdated diagnostic information, has been conducted in large metropolitan jails, or has demonstrated significant variability b…
Substance use disorder and rural detention center readmission
Receptivity to Jail-based medication for opioid use disorder among rural detention Administrators
Opioid-related deaths continue to rise and a sizable proportion of people who present the greatest risk for fatal overdose are admitted to local detention centers.Despite the evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of medication to address the symptoms of opioid use disorder and the recent legal decisions (Department of Justice, 2022) mandating access, this treatment is only available in about 25% of jails in the US and most of them are located …
Jail Reentry and Gaps in Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Rural Communities
There are many barriers to jail reentry, particularly for those suffering from substance use disorder who live in isolated rural communities. This study draws on qualitative interviews conducted with 17 individuals involved in the criminal justice system, either through their own incarceration or probation sentence or as correctional or probation staff, to identify unmet reentry-related needs for individuals with substance use disorder in a rural…
Behavioral health indicators and time‐to‐rearrest in an adult pre‐arrest diversion program
Several states have recently adopted legislation in support of pre‐arrest diversion programs that give police the authority to refer adults with behavioral health needs to treatment providers instead of placing them under arrest and booking them into local jails. The Adult Civil Citation program has been operating since 2013 to divert adults accused for the first time of a misdemeanor offense to a community behavioral health provider with the pri…
Substance Use in the Life Cycle of a Disaster
Considering the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural and human-made disasters, it is becoming more important to understand human responses to these events, including the ways they influence substance use. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration has recently acknowledged that the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders must be incorporated into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, but there is a …
A prospective study of behavioral health indicators and repeat jail admissions among rural inmates
BACKGROUND: Approximately three quarters of a million adults are detained in US jails, and rural detention centers are responsible for the largest recent increases in this population. It is estimated that two thirds of jail inmates meet criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD), nearly half present symptoms consistent with a mental health condition (MHC), and the vast majority of adults in jails have been arrested and booked into these faciliti…
Relapse among Recovering Addiction Professionals
In 2013–2014, a cross-sectional, exploratory, survey design was used to obtain a conservative estimate of relapse among a sample of recovering addiction professionals in the United States and to identify potential predictors for relapse. The sample (n = 265) was drawn from the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium. The relapse rate for the sample was 14.7%. Two predictors for relapse were identified in the stepwise logistic regre…
Opioid Use Disorders and Offending Patterns Among Local Jail Inmates
The current study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and patterns of offending among adult jail inmates. Results from a random sample of 160 male inmates demonstrated a substantial proportion (73%) who met criteria for a substance use disorder were classified with OUD. Most (63%) inmates who met these criteria also reported injection of drugs. Inmates with severe OUD in addition to another substance us…
Mental health, substance use, and offending patterns among Native American youth in juvenile detention
Research has shown that youthful offenders in the juvenile justice system report an array of substance use and emotional and other mental health needs. The current study closely examined these issues in a large national sample (n = 539) of Native American youth drawn from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement. Results demonstrated that frequent substance use was associated with the likelihood of being detained for a drug offense, while emo…
Clinical Indicators of Successful Substance Use Treatment among Adults in the Criminal Justice System
Maximizing recovery through the promotion of mindfulness and spirituality
Spirituality is generally regarded as a protective factor against the initiation of substance use and may be effective in enhancing recovery and promoting abstinence. Preliminary studies on the effects of mindfulness practices on relapse prevention for substance use and behavioral addictions have shown promise. This study sought to determine whether elevated levels of mindfulness were linked to increased spirituality and subsequently decreased th…
The cumulative risk associated with demographic background characteristics among substance use treatment patients
Albert M. Kopaka*, Steven L. Proctorb & Norman G. Hoffmannca Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA; b Department of Psychology, Albizu University – Miami Campus, Miami, FL, USA; c Evince Clinical Assessments, Waynesville, NC, USA
Criminal Justice Involvement, Drug Use, and Depression Among African American Children of Incarcerated Parents
The incarcerated population in the United States is disproportionately African American and many inmates are parents of children under the age of 18. Recent reports show that African American children were significantly more likely than White children to have a parent in prison. Emerging research has also begun to investigate some of the effects that parental incarceration can have on children, but little has focused exclusively on the population…
A Comparison of the DSM-5 and ICD-10 Cocaine Use Disorder Diagnostic Criteria
Prescription Drug Abuse
Although recent media coverage of “pill mills,” or high‐volume and high‐prescribing pain clinics has dramatically increased public awareness of prescription drug abuse, these substances have been used and abused throughout history. Different types of prescription drugs have prompted cause for concern at different time periods. Strict drug control policies have become the primary response aimed at the reduction of prescription drug diversion and c…
Protective Factors Against Substance Use Among Multiethnic Gang-Affiliated Youth
Most gang research has focused on factors likely to increase adolescents’ likelihood of joining gangs and becoming involved in delinquency. The current study takes a protective factor approach to identify family, peer, and school-related factors to effectively reduce substance use among multiethnic gang-affiliated youth. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to determine the effectiveness of these factors for As…
Becoming Badass
Becoming badass is a phenomenological process where meaningful social interactions develop one’s sense of authority over others. Some of the key features of this process, according to Katz, include an ability to transcend moral injunctions, ability to intimate aggression, an inability to be influenced by others, development and display of an ominous character, a strong disregard for self-preservation, and the development of an alien identity. The…
Drug Use Among Latino Youth
Drug use among Latino youth in the United States is a persistent problem which has been examined from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and social work. These share significant overlap with mainstream criminological approaches to explaining delinquency and drug use, which have virtually ignored these issues or investigated them exclusively from an ethnocentric perspective. The naturally multidisciplinary topics o…
The Relative Importance of Immigrant Generation for Mexican Americans’ Alcohol and Tobacco Use from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Pathways to Sexual Risk Taking Among Female Adolescent Detainees
Do Family and Parenting Factors in Adolescence Influence Condom Use in Early Adulthood in a Multiethnic Sample of Young Adults
A Methodology for Conducting Integrative Mixed Methods Research and Data Analyses
Mixed methods research has gained visibility within the last few years, although limitations persist regarding the scientific caliber of certain mixed methods research designs and methods. The need exists for rigorous mixed methods designs that integrate various data analytic procedures for a seamless transfer of evidence across qualitative and quantitative modalities. Such designs can offer the strength of confirmatory results drawn from quantit…
Ethnic Identity and Substance Use Among Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents
This study examined interactive relationships among ethnic identity, gender, time in the US, and changes in substance use outcomes among a school-based sample of 1,731 Mexican-heritage preadolescents (ages 9-13). Residual change multilevel models adjusting for school clustering and using multiply imputed data assessed changes from beginning to end of fifth grade in use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and inhalants, and four substance use antece…
A Methodology for Conducting Integrative Mixed Methods Research and Data Analyses
Mixed methods research has gained visibility within the last few years, although limitations persist regarding the scientific caliber of certain mixed methods research designs and methods. The need exists for rigorous mixed methods designs that integrate various data analytic procedures for a seamless transfer of evidence across qualitative and quantitative modalities. Such designs can offer the strength of confirmatory results drawn from quantit…
Ethnic Identity and Substance Use Among Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents
This study examined interactive relationships among ethnic identity, gender, time in the US, and changes in substance use outcomes among a school-based sample of 1,731 Mexican-heritage preadolescents (ages 9-13). Residual change multilevel models adjusting for school clustering and using multiply imputed data assessed changes from beginning to end of fifth grade in use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and inhalants, and four substance use antece…
Criminal Justice Involvement, Drug Use, and Depression Among African American Children of Incarcerated Parents
The incarcerated population in the United States is disproportionately African American and many inmates are parents of children under the age of 18. Recent reports show that African American children were significantly more likely than White children to have a parent in prison. Emerging research has also begun to investigate some of the effects that parental incarceration can have on children, but little has focused exclusively on the population…
Do Family and Parenting Factors in Adolescence Influence Condom Use in Early Adulthood in a Multiethnic Sample of Young Adults
Pathways to Sexual Risk Taking Among Female Adolescent Detainees
Substance Use in the Life Cycle of a Disaster
Considering the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural and human-made disasters, it is becoming more important to understand human responses to these events, including the ways they influence substance use. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration has recently acknowledged that the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders must be incorporated into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, but there is a …
A Methodology for Conducting Integrative Mixed Methods Research and Data Analyses
Mixed methods research has gained visibility within the last few years, although limitations persist regarding the scientific caliber of certain mixed methods research designs and methods. The need exists for rigorous mixed methods designs that integrate various data analytic procedures for a seamless transfer of evidence across qualitative and quantitative modalities. Such designs can offer the strength of confirmatory results drawn from quantit…
Ethnic Identity and Substance Use Among Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents
This study examined interactive relationships among ethnic identity, gender, time in the US, and changes in substance use outcomes among a school-based sample of 1,731 Mexican-heritage preadolescents (ages 9-13). Residual change multilevel models adjusting for school clustering and using multiply imputed data assessed changes from beginning to end of fifth grade in use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and inhalants, and four substance use antece…
Pathways to Sexual Risk Taking Among Female Adolescent Detainees
Do Family and Parenting Factors in Adolescence Influence Condom Use in Early Adulthood in a Multiethnic Sample of Young Adults
The Relative Importance of Immigrant Generation for Mexican Americans’ Alcohol and Tobacco Use from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Prescription Drug Abuse
Although recent media coverage of “pill mills,” or high‐volume and high‐prescribing pain clinics has dramatically increased public awareness of prescription drug abuse, these substances have been used and abused throughout history. Different types of prescription drugs have prompted cause for concern at different time periods. Strict drug control policies have become the primary response aimed at the reduction of prescription drug diversion and c…
Protective Factors Against Substance Use Among Multiethnic Gang-Affiliated Youth
Most gang research has focused on factors likely to increase adolescents’ likelihood of joining gangs and becoming involved in delinquency. The current study takes a protective factor approach to identify family, peer, and school-related factors to effectively reduce substance use among multiethnic gang-affiliated youth. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to determine the effectiveness of these factors for As…
Becoming Badass
Becoming badass is a phenomenological process where meaningful social interactions develop one’s sense of authority over others. Some of the key features of this process, according to Katz, include an ability to transcend moral injunctions, ability to intimate aggression, an inability to be influenced by others, development and display of an ominous character, a strong disregard for self-preservation, and the development of an alien identity. The…
Drug Use Among Latino Youth
Drug use among Latino youth in the United States is a persistent problem which has been examined from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and social work. These share significant overlap with mainstream criminological approaches to explaining delinquency and drug use, which have virtually ignored these issues or investigated them exclusively from an ethnocentric perspective. The naturally multidisciplinary topics o…
A Comparison of the DSM-5 and ICD-10 Cocaine Use Disorder Diagnostic Criteria
Clinical Indicators of Successful Substance Use Treatment among Adults in the Criminal Justice System
Maximizing recovery through the promotion of mindfulness and spirituality
Spirituality is generally regarded as a protective factor against the initiation of substance use and may be effective in enhancing recovery and promoting abstinence. Preliminary studies on the effects of mindfulness practices on relapse prevention for substance use and behavioral addictions have shown promise. This study sought to determine whether elevated levels of mindfulness were linked to increased spirituality and subsequently decreased th…
The cumulative risk associated with demographic background characteristics among substance use treatment patients
Albert M. Kopaka*, Steven L. Proctorb & Norman G. Hoffmannca Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA; b Department of Psychology, Albizu University – Miami Campus, Miami, FL, USA; c Evince Clinical Assessments, Waynesville, NC, USA
Criminal Justice Involvement, Drug Use, and Depression Among African American Children of Incarcerated Parents
The incarcerated population in the United States is disproportionately African American and many inmates are parents of children under the age of 18. Recent reports show that African American children were significantly more likely than White children to have a parent in prison. Emerging research has also begun to investigate some of the effects that parental incarceration can have on children, but little has focused exclusively on the population…
Opioid Use Disorders and Offending Patterns Among Local Jail Inmates
The current study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and patterns of offending among adult jail inmates. Results from a random sample of 160 male inmates demonstrated a substantial proportion (73%) who met criteria for a substance use disorder were classified with OUD. Most (63%) inmates who met these criteria also reported injection of drugs. Inmates with severe OUD in addition to another substance us…
Mental health, substance use, and offending patterns among Native American youth in juvenile detention
Research has shown that youthful offenders in the juvenile justice system report an array of substance use and emotional and other mental health needs. The current study closely examined these issues in a large national sample (n = 539) of Native American youth drawn from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement. Results demonstrated that frequent substance use was associated with the likelihood of being detained for a drug offense, while emo…
A prospective study of behavioral health indicators and repeat jail admissions among rural inmates
BACKGROUND: Approximately three quarters of a million adults are detained in US jails, and rural detention centers are responsible for the largest recent increases in this population. It is estimated that two thirds of jail inmates meet criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD), nearly half present symptoms consistent with a mental health condition (MHC), and the vast majority of adults in jails have been arrested and booked into these faciliti…
Relapse among Recovering Addiction Professionals
In 2013–2014, a cross-sectional, exploratory, survey design was used to obtain a conservative estimate of relapse among a sample of recovering addiction professionals in the United States and to identify potential predictors for relapse. The sample (n = 265) was drawn from the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium. The relapse rate for the sample was 14.7%. Two predictors for relapse were identified in the stepwise logistic regre…
Behavioral health indicators and time‐to‐rearrest in an adult pre‐arrest diversion program
Several states have recently adopted legislation in support of pre‐arrest diversion programs that give police the authority to refer adults with behavioral health needs to treatment providers instead of placing them under arrest and booking them into local jails. The Adult Civil Citation program has been operating since 2013 to divert adults accused for the first time of a misdemeanor offense to a community behavioral health provider with the pri…
Substance Use in the Life Cycle of a Disaster
Considering the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural and human-made disasters, it is becoming more important to understand human responses to these events, including the ways they influence substance use. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration has recently acknowledged that the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders must be incorporated into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, but there is a …
Jail Reentry and Gaps in Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Rural Communities
There are many barriers to jail reentry, particularly for those suffering from substance use disorder who live in isolated rural communities. This study draws on qualitative interviews conducted with 17 individuals involved in the criminal justice system, either through their own incarceration or probation sentence or as correctional or probation staff, to identify unmet reentry-related needs for individuals with substance use disorder in a rural…
Substance use disorder and rural detention center readmission
Receptivity to Jail-based medication for opioid use disorder among rural detention Administrators
Opioid-related deaths continue to rise and a sizable proportion of people who present the greatest risk for fatal overdose are admitted to local detention centers.Despite the evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of medication to address the symptoms of opioid use disorder and the recent legal decisions (Department of Justice, 2022) mandating access, this treatment is only available in about 25% of jails in the US and most of them are located …
Mental Health Conditions, Substance Use Disorders, and Jail Readmission in Four Rural Counties
Most jails are in rural areas, and many adults who pass through these facilities experience behavioral health needs. Evidence suggests mental health conditions (MHCs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) may be linked to an increased risk for jail readmission, but most work documenting this relationship uses vague measures, outdated diagnostic information, has been conducted in large metropolitan jails, or has demonstrated significant variability b…
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