Deac, Alexandra A.
Rich, Katherine M.
Zaviryukha, Irina
Zeziulin, Oleksandr
Kiriazova, Tetiana
Earnshaw, Valerie A.
Bromberg, Daniel J.
Shenoi, Sheela V.
Rozanova, Julia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-6767
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (K01DA047194)
National Institute on Aging (R21AG072961)
National Institute on Aging (3R21AG072961-02S1)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R34MH130260)
Fund for Lesbian and Gay Studies
National Institute of Development Administration (R01DA062557)
Article History
Accepted: 1 November 2025
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: SS’s spouse worked for Merck pharmaceuticals 1997–2007 and retains company stock in his retirement account. There is no conflict of interest, but it is included in the interest of full disclosure.
: The study received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board at Yale University (IRB Protocol # #200002227) and the European Institute on Public Health Policy in Ukraine (IRB Protocol #2017–021-08).
: Verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.