Publications

Featured Publications

2024

Ataiants, J., Wong, C. F., Odejimi, O. A., Fedorova, E. V., Conn, B. M., & Lankenau, S. E. (2024). Medicinal cannabis use among young adults during California’s transition from legalized medical use to adult-use: A longitudinal analysis. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 50(2), 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2308098

Conn B. M., Brammer W. A., Choi S., Fedorova E. V., Ataiants J., Lankenau S. E., Wong C. F. (2024). Mental and Physical Health-Related Cannabis Motives Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Problematic Cannabis Use over Time among Emerging Adult Cannabis Users. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(2):193-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2267111

West, B. T., Ma, Y., Lankenau, S. E., Wong, C. F., Bonar, E. E., Patrick, M. E., Walton, M. A., & McCabe, S. E. (2024). Latent transition analysis of time-varying cannabis use motives to inform adaptive interventions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 38(7), 759–771. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0001012

2023

DiGuiseppi, G. T., Fedorova, E. V., Conn, B., Lankenau, S. E., Davis, J. P., Ataiants, J., & Wong, C. F. (2023). Understanding changes in social cannabis use among young adults during the covid-19 pandemic: A social network analysis. Cannabis, 6(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.26828%2Fcannabis%2F2023.01.003

Fedorova, E. V., Wong, C. F., Conn, B. M., Ataiants, J., & Lankenau, S. E. (2023). COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Attitudes Within Two Cohorts of Younger Adult Cannabis Users. Journal of Drug Issues, 53(3), 422-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221131488

2022

Brammer, W.A., Conn, B.M., Iverson, E., Lankenau, S.E., Dodson, C., & Wong, C.F. (2022). Coping motives mediate the association of trauma history with problematic cannabis use in young adult medical cannabis patients and non-patient cannabis users. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(5):684-697. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2026970

DiGuiseppi, G. T., Fedorova, E. V., Lankenau, S. E., Davis, J. P., & Wong, C. F. (2022). Egocentric network characteristics and cannabis use in a sample of young adult medical cannabis patients and nonpatient users. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 83(6), 802-811. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.21-00286

Fedorova, E.V., Wong, C.F, Conn, B., Ataiants, J., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S.E. (2022) COVID-19's impact on substance use and well-being of younger adult cannabis users in California: A mixed methods inquiry. Journal of Drug Issues, 52(2):207-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426211052673

Khurana, S., Fedorova, E. V., Kaur, H., Mitchell, A., Kosdon, S., Ataiants, J., Conn, B., Wong, C. F., & Lankenau, S. E. (2022). “I Feel Validated”: Participation in a Medical Cannabis Program in the Context of Legalized Recreational Use. Journal of Drug Issues, 52(4), 601–615. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221097924

2021

Ataiants, J., Fedorova, E.V, Wong, C.F., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S.E. (2021). Pain profiles among young adult cannabis users: An analysis of antecedent factors and distal outcomes. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(8):1144-1154. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1910707

Fedorova, E. V., Wong, C. F., Ataiants, J., Iverson, E., Conn, B. M., & Lankenau, S. E. (2021). Cannabidiol (CBD) and other drug use among young adults who use cannabis in Los Angeles.Drug and alcohol dependence, 221, 108648. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108648

Fedorova, E.V, Ataiants, J., Wong, C.F., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S.E. (2021). Changes in medical cannabis patient status before and after cannabis legalization in California: Associations with cannabis and other drug use. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 27:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2021.1926604

Wong, C.F, Mendez, S.E., Conn, B., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S.E. (2021). Attitudes and beliefs about recreational cannabis legalization among cannabis-using young adults in Los Angeles: Impact on concurrent cannabis practices and problematic cannabis use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228:109104 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109053

2020

Fedorova, E. V., Schrager, S. M., Robinson, L. F., Roth, A. M., Wong, C. F., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S. E. (2020). Developmental trajectories of illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse and cannabis practices among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles. Drug and alcohol review, 39(6), 743–752. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13078

Fedorova, E. V., Roth, A. M., Cepeda, A., Wong, C. F., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S. E. (2020). The Role of Life Events/Contextual Factors and Cannabis Use in Patterns of Other Drug Use Among Young Adult Cannabis Users in Los Angeles: A Qualitative Inquiry. Journal of drug issues, 50(2), 157–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042619900205

Reed, M., Kioumarsi, A., Ataiants, J., Fedorova, E. V., Iverson, E., Wong, C. F., & Lankenau, S. E. (2020). Marijuana sources in a medical marijuana environment: dynamics in access and use among a cohort of young adults in Los Angeles, California. Drugs (Abingdon, England), 27(1), 69–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2018.1557595

Tran, N. K., Goldstein, N. D., Purtle, J., Massey, P. M., Lankenau, S. E., Suder, J. S., & Tabb, L. P. (2020). The heterogeneous effect of marijuana decriminalization policy on arrest rates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2009-2018. Drug and alcohol dependence, 212, 108058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108058

2019

Fedorova, E. V., Schrager, S. M., Robinson, L. F., Cepeda, A., Wong, C. F., Iverson, E., & Lankenau, S. E. (2019). Illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse among young adult medical cannabis patients and non-patient users in Los Angeles. Drug and alcohol dependence 198, 21–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.026

Lankenau, S. E., Tabb, L. P., Kioumarsi, A., Ataiants, J., Iverson, E., & Wong, C. F. (2019). Density of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Current Marijuana Use among Young Adult Marijuana Users in Los Angeles. Substance use & misuse, 54(11), 1862–1874. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1618332

2018

Lankenau, S. E., Ataiants, J., Mohanty, S., Schrager, S., Iverson, E., & Wong, C. F. (2018). Health conditions and motivations for marijuana use among young adult medical marijuana patients and non-patient marijuana users. Drug and alcohol review, 37(2), 237–246. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12534

Lankenau, S. E., Kioumarsi, A., Reed, M., McNeeley, M., Iverson, E., & Wong, C. F. (2018). Becoming a medical marijuana user. The International journal on drug policy, 52, 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.11.018

2017

Lankenau, S. E., Fedorova, E. V., Reed, M., Schrager, S. M., Iverson, E., & Wong, C. F. (2017). Marijuana practices and patterns of use among young adult medical marijuana patients and non-patient marijuana users. Drug and alcohol dependence, 170, 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.025