Paris B Wheeler
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6652980 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Paris B Wheeler |
| PRENOMES | Paris B |
| SOBRENOME | Wheeler |
| ASSINATURA | WHEELER P B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Cincinnati |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3551-5197 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Gender differences in health risk factors for co-use of gabapentin and opioids among Black Americans
Background Despite recent increases in gabapentin misuse among Black Americans who use opioids, there is a dearth of research examining gabapentin misuse among this high-risk group. The current study examines associations between health-related risk factors (e.g. pain and insomnia) and gabapentin misuse among Black adults who use opioids, as well as gender differences in these associations.Method Data were derived from a mixed-methods study exami…
Initial evidence for a culturally adapted opioid overdose harm reduction intervention
Background Rates of opioid overdose continues to rise among Black adults, despite decreases in overdose among other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. Opioid overdose among Black populations can be attributed to both intentional and unintentional opioid analogues (e.g., fentanyl) use and contamination of other drugs, such as stimulants. Opioid overdose among Black adults is seen at disproportional rates in the Midwest, such as in Kentucky and O…
Cultural Adaptation of Overdose Education Programs
Black Americans have experienced disproportionate overdose deaths due to structural barriers inflicted by systemic racism, particularly among individuals who co-ingest opioids and stimulants. Despite efforts to improve overdose prevention resources on a national level, Black Americans continue to have lower access to naloxone for overdose reversal, are less likely to have received naloxone training, and have lower engagement in other overdose pre…
Trauma Profiles and Cocaine Use Among Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Who Co-Use Opioids and Stimulants
Trauma exposure and structural inequities contribute to mental health disparities among Black men and create barriers to care. Black men face elevated risk from opioid and stimulant co-use, including overdose from unintentional opioid exposure, yet heterogeneity in trauma exposure among men who co-use substances is understudied. Using latent class analysis, this study identified unobserved trauma subgroups and examined associations with cocaine u…
“Drug Use with Racism…The Reason I Wanted to Do This Study”
Background: Several studies link racism with drug use disparities among systemically marginalized populations. However, few invite Black Americans to discuss how they perceive racism’s impact on their drug use. Objectives: To examine qualitative accounts from N=40 Black adults reporting non-medical prescription opioid use on their experiences of racism and drug use. Results: A deductive structural tabular thematic analysis informed by Jones’s (Ci…
Associations between traumatic life events and substance use among Black Men who are incarcerated
The current study examined associations between traumatic life events, current and lifetime importance of mental health and substance use treatment, and crack cocaine use among 201 Black men who were incarcerated and nearing community reentry. Results indicated age, sexual trauma and lifetime importance of drug treatment were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of crack cocaine use. Substance abuse treatment in correctional sett…
The roles of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support in codeine syrup misuse among Black men living in prisons
Using General Strain Theory, this study investigates the effects of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support on nonmedical codeine syrup misuse among Black incarcerated men nearing community re-entry. Data were drawn from the Helping Incarcerated Men project, a study examining mental health, substance misuse, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among Black men living in prisons who were within 180 days of release. …
Race-Related and Mental Health Factors of Powder Cocaine Use Among Black Incarcerated Men
Incarceration disproportionately impacts Black men in the United States, which can have compounding effects on mental health and substance use among this population. Cocaine use, in particular, carries higher severity of dependence and overdose risks among Black Americans, though research examining cocaine use correlates among Black incarcerated men is limited. The present study examines race-related and mental health correlates of powder cocaine…
Exploring identity and coping among Black viewers of Marvel’s Black Panther
Examining the Relationship between Discrimination and Prescription Drug Misuse
Background: Research shows that substance use may be a way individuals cope with psychosocial stressors. Less is known about whether discrimination contributes to prescription drug misuse. Methods: Using a national sample of Black Americans, we examined whether two psychosocial stressors (i.e., everyday and lifetime major discrimination) were associated with lifetime prescription drug misuse (i.e., opioids, tranquilizers, sedatives, or stimulants…
Polysubstance use among frequent marijuana users
Incarcerated African American men who use marijuana are vulnerable to polysubstance use, which is associated with greater risk for negative health and psychosocial outcomes than marijuana use alone. It is imperative to understand risk and protective factors for polysubstance use among this vulnerable population to inform the development of culturally tailored substance use interventions. The current study examined the association between John Hen…
PTSD diagnosis and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines among African American incarcerated men
The current study examined the relationship between PTSD and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) based on level of John Henry Active Coping (JHAC) among African American incarcerated men. Data were derived from the Helping Incarcerated Men (HIM) Study (n = 208). Nonmedical use of BZDs was measured for the 30 days before incarceration. Current PTSD diagnosis and JHAC were determined using DSM-5 criteria and the JHAC Scale. Adjusted logistic r…
Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism
The negative impacts of racism, including experiences of racial trauma, are well documented (e.g., Bryant-Davis & Ocampo, 2006; Carter, 2007). Because of the deleterious effects of racial trauma on Black people, interventions that facilitate the resistance and prevention of anti-Black racism are needed. Critical consciousness is one such intervention, as it is often seen as a prerequisite of resistance and liberation (Prilleltensky, 2003, 2008). …
Prescription Drug Misuse among African Americans and Afro Caribbeans
BACKGROUND: The misuse of prescription medications is an understudied topic among the non-Hispanic Black population in the U.S. Even less is known about the prevalence and correlates of misuse among African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, despite documented differences in their substance use behaviors. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of lifetime prescription drug misuse among African Americans and Afro Caribbeans usin…
Pre-Incarceration Rates of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Black Men from Urban Counties
Pre-Incarceration Rates of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Black Men from Urban Counties
The roles of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support in codeine syrup misuse among Black men living in prisons
Using General Strain Theory, this study investigates the effects of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support on nonmedical codeine syrup misuse among Black incarcerated men nearing community re-entry. Data were drawn from the Helping Incarcerated Men project, a study examining mental health, substance misuse, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among Black men living in prisons who were within 180 days of release. …
Pre-Incarceration Rates of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Black Men from Urban Counties
Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism
The negative impacts of racism, including experiences of racial trauma, are well documented (e.g., Bryant-Davis & Ocampo, 2006; Carter, 2007). Because of the deleterious effects of racial trauma on Black people, interventions that facilitate the resistance and prevention of anti-Black racism are needed. Critical consciousness is one such intervention, as it is often seen as a prerequisite of resistance and liberation (Prilleltensky, 2003, 2008). …
Prescription Drug Misuse among African Americans and Afro Caribbeans
BACKGROUND: The misuse of prescription medications is an understudied topic among the non-Hispanic Black population in the U.S. Even less is known about the prevalence and correlates of misuse among African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, despite documented differences in their substance use behaviors. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of lifetime prescription drug misuse among African Americans and Afro Caribbeans usin…
Exploring identity and coping among Black viewers of Marvel’s Black Panther
Examining the Relationship between Discrimination and Prescription Drug Misuse
Background: Research shows that substance use may be a way individuals cope with psychosocial stressors. Less is known about whether discrimination contributes to prescription drug misuse. Methods: Using a national sample of Black Americans, we examined whether two psychosocial stressors (i.e., everyday and lifetime major discrimination) were associated with lifetime prescription drug misuse (i.e., opioids, tranquilizers, sedatives, or stimulants…
Polysubstance use among frequent marijuana users
Incarcerated African American men who use marijuana are vulnerable to polysubstance use, which is associated with greater risk for negative health and psychosocial outcomes than marijuana use alone. It is imperative to understand risk and protective factors for polysubstance use among this vulnerable population to inform the development of culturally tailored substance use interventions. The current study examined the association between John Hen…
PTSD diagnosis and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines among African American incarcerated men
The current study examined the relationship between PTSD and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) based on level of John Henry Active Coping (JHAC) among African American incarcerated men. Data were derived from the Helping Incarcerated Men (HIM) Study (n = 208). Nonmedical use of BZDs was measured for the 30 days before incarceration. Current PTSD diagnosis and JHAC were determined using DSM-5 criteria and the JHAC Scale. Adjusted logistic r…
Race-Related and Mental Health Factors of Powder Cocaine Use Among Black Incarcerated Men
Incarceration disproportionately impacts Black men in the United States, which can have compounding effects on mental health and substance use among this population. Cocaine use, in particular, carries higher severity of dependence and overdose risks among Black Americans, though research examining cocaine use correlates among Black incarcerated men is limited. The present study examines race-related and mental health correlates of powder cocaine…
Associations between traumatic life events and substance use among Black Men who are incarcerated
The current study examined associations between traumatic life events, current and lifetime importance of mental health and substance use treatment, and crack cocaine use among 201 Black men who were incarcerated and nearing community reentry. Results indicated age, sexual trauma and lifetime importance of drug treatment were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of crack cocaine use. Substance abuse treatment in correctional sett…
The roles of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support in codeine syrup misuse among Black men living in prisons
Using General Strain Theory, this study investigates the effects of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support on nonmedical codeine syrup misuse among Black incarcerated men nearing community re-entry. Data were drawn from the Helping Incarcerated Men project, a study examining mental health, substance misuse, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among Black men living in prisons who were within 180 days of release. …
“Drug Use with Racism…The Reason I Wanted to Do This Study”
Background: Several studies link racism with drug use disparities among systemically marginalized populations. However, few invite Black Americans to discuss how they perceive racism’s impact on their drug use. Objectives: To examine qualitative accounts from N=40 Black adults reporting non-medical prescription opioid use on their experiences of racism and drug use. Results: A deductive structural tabular thematic analysis informed by Jones’s (Ci…
Gender differences in health risk factors for co-use of gabapentin and opioids among Black Americans
Background Despite recent increases in gabapentin misuse among Black Americans who use opioids, there is a dearth of research examining gabapentin misuse among this high-risk group. The current study examines associations between health-related risk factors (e.g. pain and insomnia) and gabapentin misuse among Black adults who use opioids, as well as gender differences in these associations.Method Data were derived from a mixed-methods study exami…
Initial evidence for a culturally adapted opioid overdose harm reduction intervention
Background Rates of opioid overdose continues to rise among Black adults, despite decreases in overdose among other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. Opioid overdose among Black populations can be attributed to both intentional and unintentional opioid analogues (e.g., fentanyl) use and contamination of other drugs, such as stimulants. Opioid overdose among Black adults is seen at disproportional rates in the Midwest, such as in Kentucky and O…
Cultural Adaptation of Overdose Education Programs
Black Americans have experienced disproportionate overdose deaths due to structural barriers inflicted by systemic racism, particularly among individuals who co-ingest opioids and stimulants. Despite efforts to improve overdose prevention resources on a national level, Black Americans continue to have lower access to naloxone for overdose reversal, are less likely to have received naloxone training, and have lower engagement in other overdose pre…
Trauma Profiles and Cocaine Use Among Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Who Co-Use Opioids and Stimulants
Trauma exposure and structural inequities contribute to mental health disparities among Black men and create barriers to care. Black men face elevated risk from opioid and stimulant co-use, including overdose from unintentional opioid exposure, yet heterogeneity in trauma exposure among men who co-use substances is understudied. Using latent class analysis, this study identified unobserved trauma subgroups and examined associations with cocaine u…
Psychology (10 obras) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 obras) · Medicine (9 obras) · Psychiatry (9 obras) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (5 obras) · Mental health (5 obras) · African american (4 obras) · Psychological intervention (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras)