Bray, Jeremy W.
Aldridge, Arnie P.
Gebreselassie, Abraham
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1R15AA027655-01)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (1RM1DA059395-01)
Article History
Received: 11 November 2025
Accepted: 18 May 2026
First Online: 29 May 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the trial. The secondary use of the NESARC-III data was initially approved by the UNCG IRB on November 13, 2018 (study # 19–0237).
Consent to participate: Participation in the original NESARC-III data collection was voluntary and survey respondents provided consent to participate. Participants could withdraw anytime without penalty.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.