Faculty Profiles

Gutierrez, C. I., Arteaga, K., Schepis, T. S., & De Nadai, A. S. (2024). Posttraumatic stress disorder in diverse populations: Testing for assessment bias in a nationally representative sample. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(8), 1252–1259. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001492

McCabe, S. E., Pasman, E., Wilens, T., Schepis, T. S., McCabe, V., Ford, J., & Veliz, P. (2024). Adolescent Use, Diversion Sources, and Perceived Procurement Difficulty of Prescription Medications. JAMA, 332(7), 587–589. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.12030

McCabe, V. V., Veliz, P. T., Wilens, T. E., Schepis, T. S., Pasman, E., Evans-Polce, R. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2024). Adolescents’ Use of Medications for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Nonmedical Stimulant Use. The Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(1), 188–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.01.024

McCabe, S. E., Schulenberg, J. E., Wilens, T. E., Schepis, T. S., Werner, K. S., McCabe, V. V., & Veliz, P. T. (2024). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Stimulant Therapy and Prescription Drug Misuse During Transition to Young Adulthood. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.), 75(7), 622–629. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230418

Arterberry, B. J., Peterson, S. J., Schepis, T. S., & Patrick, M. E. (2024). Prevalence and correlates of daily-level reasons not to drink among young adults who use alcohol. Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, 48(7), 1347–1359. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15349

Engstrom, C. W., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2024). Does the approach used to measure sexual identity affect estimates of health disparities differently by race? A randomized experiment from the National Survey of Family Growth. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 350, 116887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116887

Schepis, T. S., Rogers, A. H., Munoz, L., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2024). Indirect effects of emotion regulation in the relationship between pain and cannabis use in adults 18-64 years. Addictive Behaviors, 153, 107983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107983

McCabe, S. E., Schepis, T. S., Schulenberg, J. E., Wilens, T. E., & Veliz, P. T. (2024). Is Early Onset of Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use Associated With Cocaine Use During Adolescence? Results From a National Study. Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 45(2), 314–324. https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342231219139

McCabe, S. E., Figueroa, O., McCabe, V. V., Schepis, T. S., Schulenberg, J. E., Veliz, P. T., … Wilens, T. E. (2024). Is Age of Onset and Duration of Stimulant Therapy for ADHD Associated with Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Prescription Stimulant Misuse? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65(1), 100–111.

West, B. T., Engstrom, C. W., Schepis, T. S., Tani, I. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2024). How a “Something Else” Response Option for Sexual Identity Affects National Survey Estimates of Associations Between Sexual Identity, Reproductive Health, and Substance Use. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(1), 107–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02710-7

McCabe, S. E., Schulenberg, J. E., Wilens, T. E., Schepis, T. S., McCabe, V. V., & Veliz, P. T. (2023). Cocaine or Methamphetamine Use During Young Adulthood Following Stimulant Use for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder During Adolescence. JAMA Network Open, 6(7), e2322650.

Ford, J. A., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2023). Prescription Drug Misuse with Alcohol Coingestion among US Adolescents: Youth Experiences, Health-related Factors, and Other Substance Use Behaviors. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 17(4), 379–386.

Schepis, T. S., Wastila, L., & McCabe, S. E. (2023). Family history of substance use disorder and likelihood of prescription drug misuse in adults 50 and older. Aging and Mental Health, 27(5), 1020–1027.

Holt, L. J., Looby, A., & Schepis, T. S. (2023). Sources for prescription stimulant misuse: A person-centered approach to understanding links to substance use and psychiatric impairment. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31(2), 498–506. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1037/pha0000586

McCabe, S. E., Schulenberg, J. E., Wilens, T. E., Schepis, T., McCabe, V. V., & Veliz, P. T. (2023). Prescription stimulant medical and nonmedical use among US secondary school students (2005–2020). JAMA Network Open, 6(4), e238707.

Veliz, P. T., Wilens, T. E., Schepis, T. S., McCabe, V. V., & McCabe, S. E. (2023). Trends in diversion sources for prescription stimulant misuse in US adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, (65), 543–546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.03.018

Schepis, T. S., Werner, K. S., Figueroa, O., McCabe, V. V., Schulenberg, J. E., Veliz, P. T., … McCabe, S. E. (2023). Type of medication therapy for ADHD and stimulant misuse during adolescence: a cross-sectional multi-cohort national study. EClinicalMedicine, 58, 101902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101902

Gutierrez, C., Arteaga, K., Schepis, T. S., & De Nadai, A. S. (n.d.). PTSD in diverse populations: Testing for assessment bias in a nationally representative sample. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Looby, A., Bravo, A. J., Livingston, N. R., & Schepis, T. S. (2023). Negative Consequences Related to Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use: Development and Psychometric Validation of the Prescription Stimulant Consequences Questionnaire. Journal of Drug Issues, 53(1), 114–128. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221093606

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Ford, J. A. (2022). Prescription Drug and Alcohol Simultaneous Co-Ingestion in U.S. Young Adults: Prevalence and Correlates. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(6), 797–808. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1037/pha0000519

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Ford, J. A. (2022). Recent trends in prescription drug misuse in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and sex. American Journal on Addictions, 31(5), 396–402. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13289

Dahlem, C. H., Schepis, T. S., Voepel-Lewis, T., Rank, A. L., Teter, C. J., Kcomt, L., … McCabe, S. (2022). Prescription Opioid Misuse in Older Adult Surgical Patients: Epidemiology, Prevention and Clinical Implications. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 33(4), 218–232. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0000000000000488

Ford, J. A., Ortiz, K., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2022). Types of criminal legal system exposure and polysubstance use: Prevalence and correlates among U.S. adults in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2019. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 237, 109511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109511

McCabe, S. E., Schulenburg, J. E., Schepis, T. S., McCabe, V. V., & Veliz, P. T. (2022). Longitudinal Analysis of Substance Use Disorder Symptom Severity at Age 18 Years and Substance Use Disorder in Adulthood. JAMA Network Open, 5(4), e225324. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5324

McCabe, S. E., Schulenberg, J. E., Schepis, T. S., Evans-Polce, R. J., Wilens, T. E., McCabe, V. V., & Veliz, P. T. (2022). Trajectories of Prescription Drug Misuse Among US Adults From Ages 18 to 50 Years. JAMA Network Open, 5(1), e2141995. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41995

Schepis, T. S., De Nadai, A. S., Bravo, A. J., Looby, A., Villarosa-Hurlocker, M. C., & Earleywine, M. (2021). Alcohol use, cannabis use, and psychopathology symptoms among college students before and after COVID-19. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, 73–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.040

McCabe, S. E., Arterberry, B. J., Dickinson, K., Evans-Polce, R. J., Ford, J. A., Ryan, J. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2021). Assessment of Changes in Alcohol and Marijuana Abstinence, Co-Use, and Use Disorders among US Young Adults from 2002 to 2018. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(1), 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3352

Bravo, A., Wedell, Villarosa-Hurlocker, M. C., A, Dickter, C. L., & Schepis, T. S. (n.d.). Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination among young adult college students: Prevalence rates and associations with mental health. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1954012

Schepis, T. S., Duncan, B., & Vrotsos, K. (n.d.). Differences Between Those Engaged in Heroin Use and Prescription Opioid Misuse. In K. E. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Schepis, T. S., Ford, J. A., Wastila, L., & McCabe, S. E. (2021). Opioid-involved prescription drug misuse and poly-prescription drug misuse in U.S. older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 25(12), 2365–2373. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1839859

Schepis, T. S., Buckner, J. D., Klare, D. L., Wade, L. R., & Benedetto, N. (2021). Predicting College Student Prescription Stimulant Misuse: An Analysis From Ecological Momentary Assessment. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 29(6), 580–586. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000386

Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2021). The latent class structure of substance use in US adults 50 years and older. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(12), 1867–1877. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5605

Schepis, T. S., Ford, J. A., & McCabe, S. E. (2021). Co-ingestion of prescription drugs and alcohol in US adults aged 50 years or older. Human Psychopharmacology, 36(6), e2803. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2803

Looby, A., Prince, M. A., Villarosa-Hurlocker, M. C., Conner, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & Bravo, A. J. (2021). Young adult use, dual use, and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: An examination of differences across use status on marijuana use context, rates, and consequences. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(6), 682–690. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000742

Klare, D. L., McCabe, S. E., Ford, J. A., & Schepis, T. S. (2021). Prescription drug misuse, other substance use, and sexual identity: The significance of educational status and psychological distress in US young adults. Substance Abuse, 42(3), 377–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2020.1784358

Schepis, T. S., Wastila, L., & McCabe, S. E. (2021). Prescription Tranquilizer/Sedative Misuse Motives Across the US Population. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 15(3), 191–200. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000736

Ford, J. A., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2021). Poly-prescription drug misuse across the life course: Prevalence and correlates across different adult age cohorts in the U.S. International Journal of Drug Policy, 88, 103017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103017

Ford, J. A., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2021). Sources of prescription opioids and tranquilizers for misuse among U.S. young adults: differences between high school dropouts and graduates and associations with adverse outcomes. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 39(1), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2020.1814122

Holt, L. J., Schepis, T. S., Looby, A., Marsh, El., Marut, P., & Feinn, R. (2020). How to say “no” most effectively: Evaluating resistance strategies for prescription stimulant diversion to inform preventive interventions. Journal of American College Health, 68(8), 872–882. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1626861

Schepis, T. S., Wastila, L., Ammerman, B., McCabe, V. V., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). Prescription opioid misuse motives in US older adults. Pain Medicine, 21(10), 2237–2243. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz304

Arterberry, B. J., Boyd, C. J., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). DSM-5 substance use disorders among college-age young adults in the United States: Prevalence, remission and treatment. Journal of American College Health, 68(6), 650–657. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1590368

Wilens, undefined E., Martelon, M., Yule, A., Kaminski, T. A., Burke, C., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). Disentangling the social context of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants in college students. American Journal on Addictions, 29(6), 476–484. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13053

Schepis, T. S., Ford, J. A., Wilens, T. E., Teter, C. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). Differences in prescription stimulant misuse motives across adolescents and young adults in the United States. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 81(6), 20m13302. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.20m13302

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Ford, J. A. (2020). Substance use and mental health in- homeschooled adolescents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67(5), 718–721. https://doi.org/j.jadohealth.2020.04.016.

Schepis, T. S., Klare, D. L., Ford, J. A., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). Prescription drug misuse: Taking a lifespan perspective. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 14, 1178221820909352. https://doi.org/10.1177/1178221820909352

Ford, J. A., Pomykacz, C., Szalewski, A., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2020). Friends and relatives as sources of prescription opioids for misuse among young adults: The significance of physician source and race/ethnic differences. Substance Abuse, 41(1), 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2019.1635955

Schepis, T. S., De Nadai, A. S., Ford, J. A., & McCabe, S. (2020). Prescription opioid misuse motive latent classes: Outcomes from a nationally representative US sample. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e97. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020000037

Ford, J. A., Pomykacz, C. R., Ortiz, K., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2020). Educational attainment and prescription drug misuse: The importance of push and pull factors for dropping out. Journal of Criminal Justice, 66, 101636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.101636

Teter, C. J., DiRaimo, C. D., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among US high school students to help study: Results from a national survey. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 33(1), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0897190018783887

Ford, J. A., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2020). Sources of prescription opioids and tranquilizers for misuse among U.S. young adults: differences between high school dropouts and graduates and associations with adverse outcomes. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 39(1), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2020.1814122

Schepis, T., De Nadai, A. S., Ford, J. A., & McCabe, S. E. (n.d.). Prescription opioid misuse motive latent classes: outcomes from a nationally representative US sample. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020000037

Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2019). Prescription tranquilizer/sedative sources for misuse in older adults. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(11), 1908–1912. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1613434

Schepis, T. S., Acheson, S., Zapp, D., & Swartzwelder, H. S. (2019). Alcohol use and consequences in matriculating US college students by prescription stimulant/opioid nonmedical misuse status. Addictive Behaviors, 98, 106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.06.015

Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2019). Prescription Opioid Misuse in US Older Adults: Associated Comorbidities and Reduced Quality of Life in the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(6), e1–e8. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.19m12853

De Nadai, A. S., Earle, T. B., McCabe, S. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2019). Diverse diagnostic profiles associated with prescription opioid use disorder in a nationwide sample: One crisis, multiple needs. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(10), 849–858. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000429

McCabe, S. E., Veliz, P. T., Dickinson, K., Schepis, T. S., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2019). Trajectories of prescription drug misuse during the transition from late adolescence into adulthood in the USA: a national longitudinal multicohort study. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(10), 840–850. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30299-8

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, Vi. V., Boyd, C. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2019). The epidemiology of prescription fentanyl misuse in the United States. Addictive Behaviors, 96, 89–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.022

Ramos, S., Roundtree, A. K., Schepis, T., Haskard Zolnierek, K. B., & DuBois, S. (2019). A Qualitative Approach Towards Understanding HIV-Related Stress in Texas. Texas Medicine. Retrieved from https://www.texmed.org/Aug19Journal/

Schepis, T. S., Wilens, T. E., & McCabe, S. E. (2019). Prescription drug misuse: Sources of controlled medications in adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(7), 670-680.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.438

McCabe, S. E., Veliz, P., Wilens, T. E., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., Ford, J. A., … Boyd, C. J. (2019). Sources of nonmedical prescription drug misuse among United States high school seniors: Differences in motives and substance use behaviors. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(7), 681–691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.11.018

McCabe, S. E., Wilens, T. E., Boyd, C. J., Chua, K.-P., Voepel-Lewis, T., & Schepis, T. S. (2019). Age-specific risk of substance use disorders associated with controlled medication use and misuse subtypes in the United States. Addictive Behaviors, 90, 285–293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.11.010

Schepis, T. S., Simona-Wastila, L., & McCabe, S. E. (2019). Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine misuse is associated with suicidal ideation in older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(1), 122–129. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4999

McCabe, S. E., Veliz, P., Boyd, C. J., Schepis, T. S., McCabe, V. V., & Schulenberg, J. A. (2019). A prospective study of nonmedical use of prescription opioids during adolescence and subsequent substance use disorder symptoms in early midlife. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194, 377–385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.027

Schepis, T. S. (Ed.). (2018). The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: Incidence, Treatment, Prevention and Policy. Santa Barbara, California, USA: ABC-Clio.

Bavarian, N., Cruz, S., & Schepis, T. S. (2018). Using Health Behavior Theory to Understand Prescription Drug Misuse. In The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: Incidence, Treatment, Prevention and Policy.

Schepis, T. S., Teter, C. J., Simoni-Wastila, L., & McCabe, S. E. (2018). Prescription tranquilizer/sedative misuse prevalence and correlates across age cohorts in the US. Addictive Behaviors, 87, 24–32.

Schepis, T. S., Teter, C. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2018). Prescription Drug Use, Misuse and Related Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Vary by Educational Status and Attainment in U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 189, 172–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.017

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Teter, C. J. (2018). Sources of opioid medication for misuse in older adults: results from a nationally representative survey. PAIN, 159(8), 1543–1549. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001241

Ramos, S. D., Kelly, M., & Schepis, T. (2018). Substance Use in Healthcare Workers: Importance of Stress Perception, Smoking Temptation, Social Support, and Humor. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(5), 837–843. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1388261

McCabe, S. E., Teter, C. J., Boyd, C. J., Wilens, T. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2018). Sources of Prescription Medication Misuse Among Young Adults in the United States: The Role of Educational Status. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 79(2), 17m11958. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.17m11958

Holt, L. J., Marut, P., & Schepis, T. S. (2018). Pursued for Their Prescription: Exposure to Compliance-Gaining Strategies Predicts Stimulant Diversion in Emerging Adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32(1), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000331

Teter, C. J., DiRaimo, C. G., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2018). Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among US High School Students to Help Study: Results From a National Survey. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 897190018783887. https://doi.org/10.1177/0897190018783887

Schepis, T. S., & Hakes, J. K. (2017). Age of initiation, psychopathology, and other substance use are associated with time to use disorder diagnosis in persons using opioids nonmedically. Substance Abuse, 38(4), 407–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2017.1356791

Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2016). Trends in older adult nonmedical prescription drug use prevalence: Results from the 2002-2003 and 2012-2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Addictive Behaviors, 60, 219–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.04.020

Schepis, T. S., Tapscott, B. E., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2016). Stress-related increases in risk taking and attentional failures predict earlier relapse to smoking in young adults: A pilot investigation. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 24(2), 110–119. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000066

Schepis, T. S., West, B. T., Teter, C. J., & McCabe, S. E. (2016). Prevalence and correlates of co-ingestion of prescription tranquilizers and other psychoactive substances by U.S. high school seniors: Results from a national survey. Addictive Behaviors, 52, 8–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.08.002

Schepis, T. S., Cavallo, D. A., Kong, G., Liss, T. B., Liss, A., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2015). Predicting initiation of smoking cessation treatment and outcome among adolescents using stressful life events and coping style. Substance Abuse, 36(4), 478–485. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2014.983585

McCabe, S. E., West, B. T., Schepis, T. S., & Teter, C. J. (2015). Simultaneous co-ingestion of prescription stimulants, alcohol and other drugs: a multi-cohort national study of US adolescents. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 30(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2449

Schepis, T. S. (2014). Age cohort differences in the nonmedical use of prescription zolpidem: Findings from a nationally representative sample. Addictive Behaviors, 39(9), 1311–1317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.04.018

Schepis, T. S., & Hakes, J. K. (2014). The association between nonmedical use of prescription medication status and change in health-related quality of life: results from a Nationally Representative Survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 161–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.009

Morean, M. E., Camenga, D. R., Kong, G., Cavallo, D. A., Schepis, T. S., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2014). Predictors of middle school students’ interest in participating in an incentive-based tobacco prevention and cessation program in Connecticut. Journal of Addiction, 2014(915652). https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/915652

Tapscott, B. E., & Schepis, T. S. (2013). Nonmedical use of prescription medications in young adults. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 24(3), 597–610.

Krishnan-Sarin, S., Cavallo, D. A., Cooney, J. L., Schepis, T. S., Kong, G., Liss, T. B., … Carroll, K. M. (2013). An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence-contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 132(2-Jan), 346–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.03.002

Cavalca, E., Kong, G., Liss, T., Reynolds, E. K., Schepis, T. S., Lejuez, C. W., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2013). A preliminary experimental investigation of peer influence on risk-taking among adolescent smokers and non-smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 129(2-Jan), 163–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.09.020

Kong, G., Smith, A. E., McMahon, T. J., Cavallo, D. A., Schepis, T. S., Desai, R. A., … Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2013). Pubertal status, sensation-seeking, impulsivity, and substance use in high-school-aged boys and girls. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 7(2), 116–121. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e31828230ca

Schepis, T. S., & Hakes, J. K. (2013). Dose-related effects for the precipitation of psychopathology by opioid or tranquilizer/sedative nonmedical prescription use: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 7(1), 39–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e318277e9e5

Schepis, T. S., & McCabe, S. E. (2012). Exploring age of onset as a causal link between major depression and nonmedical use of prescription medications. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120(3-Jan), 99–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.002

Schepis, T. S., & Hakes, J. K. (2011). Nonmedical prescription use increases the risk for the onset and recurrence of psychopathology: Results from the national epidemiological survey on alcohol and related conditions. Addiction, 106(12), 2146–2155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03520.x

Schepis, T. S., McFetridge, A., Chaplin, T. M., Sinha, R., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2011). A pilot examination of stress-related changes in impulsivity and risk taking as related to smoking status and cessation outcome in adolescents. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 13(7), 611–615. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntr022

Schepis, T. S., Rao, U., Yadav, H., & Adinoff, B. (2011). The Limbic-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and the Development of Alcohol Use Disorders in Youth. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(4), 595–605. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01380.x

Schepis, T. S., Desai, R. A., Smith, A. E., Cavallo, D. A., McFetridge, A., Liss, T. B., … Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2011). Gender differences in adolescent marijuana use and associated psychosocial characteristics. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 5(1), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181d8dc62

Schepis, T. S. (2011). Nonmedical use of prescription opioids by adolescents: a review of the literature. Pain Management, 1(1), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt.10.4

Schepis, T. S. (2010). Using sensation seeking to target adolescents for substance use interventions. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 13(4), 103–103. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmh1093

Cavallo, D. A., Nich, C., Schepis, T. S., Smith, A. E., Liss, T., McFetridge, A., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2010). Preliminary Examination of Adolescent Spending in a Contingency Management Based Smoking Cessation Program. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19(4), 335–342. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2010.502498

Cavallo, D. A., Smith, A. E., Schepis, T. S., Desai, R. A., Potenza, M. N., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2010). Smoking expectancies, weight concerns, and dietary behaviors in adolescence. Pediatrics, 126(1), e66–e72. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-2381

Leeman, R. F., Schepis, T. S., Cavallo, D. A., McFetridge, A., Liss, T., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2010). Nicotine dependence as a cross-sectional predictor of alcohol-related problems in a sample of adolescent smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 12(5), 521–524. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntq024

Schepis, T. S., & Rao, U. (2009). Adolescence: The emergence of alcohol use and depressive disorders. In L. Sher (Ed.), Research on the comorbidity of depression and alcohol use disorders. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Schepis, T. S., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2009). Sources of prescriptions for misuse by adolescents: Differences in sex, ethnicity and severity of misuse in a population based study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(8), 828–836. https://doi.org/10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a8130d

Schepis, T. S., Desai, R. A., Smith, A. E., Cavallo, D. A., Liss, T. B., McFetridge, A., … Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2008). Impulsive sensation seeking, parental history of alcohol problems, and current alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2(4), 185–193. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e31818d8916

Schepis, T. S., Duhig, A. M., Liss, T., McFetridge, A., Wu, R., Cavallo, D. A., … Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2008). Contingency management for smoking cessation: Enhancing feasibility through use of immunoassay test strips measuring cotinine. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 10(9), 1495–1501. https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200802323209

Schepis, T. S., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2008). Characterizing adolescent prescription misusers: a population based study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(7), 745–754. https://doi.org/10.1097/CHI.0b013e318172ef0ld

Schepis, T. S., Marlowe, D. B., & Forman, R. F. (2008). The availability and portrayal of controlled stimulants over the internet. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42(5), 458–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.11.140

Schepis, T. S., Adinoff, B., & Rao, U. (2008). Neurobiological processes in adolescent addictive disorders. American Journal on Addictions, 17(1), 23-Jun. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490701756146

Schepis, T., Warren, K. A., & Rao, U. (2007). Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation treatment for adolescents and young adults. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9(S261).

Adinoff, B., Rilling, L. M., Williams, M. J., Schreffler, E., Schepis, T. S., Rosvall, T., & Rao, U. (2007). Impulsivity, neural deficits, and the addictions: The oops factor in relapse. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 26(Suppl 1), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.1300/J069v26S01_04

Toll, B. A., Schepis, T. S., O’Malley, S. S., McKee, S. A., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2007). Subjective reactivity to the first cigarette of the day as a predictor of smoking relapse: a preliminary study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 89(3-Feb), 302–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.01.011

Schepis, T., Pittman, B., Bathey, S., Reutanaeur, E., Krystal, J. H., O’Malley, S. S., & Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2007). Change in Stroop performance following a priming dose of alcohol: Effect of family history. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(49A).

Schepis, T. S., & Rao, U. (2005). Epidemiology and etiology of adolescent smoking. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 17(5), 607–612.

Schepis, T., Adinoff, B., & Rao, U. (2004, November). Reward, reinforcement and relapse: The neurobiology of addiction. Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology News. https://doi.org/10.1521/capn.9.7.5.62280