J R Knight

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Drug testing of adolescents in general medical clinics, in school and at home: physician attitudes and practices
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:336-42. 2006
  2. ncbi Monitoring physician drug problems: attitudes of participants
    John R Knight
    Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, and Center for Adoloscent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Addict Dis 21:27-36. 2002
  3. ncbi Motivational interviewing for adolescent substance use: a pilot study
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 37:167-9. 2005
  4. ncbi Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college system
    John R Knight
    Department of Medicine, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 64:696-703. 2003
  5. ncbi Validity of brief alcohol screening tests among adolescents: a comparison of the AUDIT, POSIT, CAGE, and CRAFFT
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School and Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston 02115, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:67-73. 2003
  6. ncbi Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 63:263-70. 2002
  7. ncbi Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic patients
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:607-14. 2002
  8. ncbi The role of the primary care provider in preventing and treating alcohol problems in adolescents
    J R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics and Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 1:150-61. 2001
  9. ncbi Reliabilities of short substance abuse screening tests among adolescent medical patients
    J R Knight
    Division on Addictions and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 105:948-53. 2000
  10. ncbi A new brief screen for adolescent substance abuse
    J R Knight
    Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:591-6. 1999

Detail Information

Publications41

  1. ncbi Drug testing of adolescents in general medical clinics, in school and at home: physician attitudes and practices
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:336-42. 2006
    ..Few clinical practice guidelines have been published on urine drug testing of adolescents, and it is not known when physicians recommend this procedure or how they manage positive results...
  2. ncbi Monitoring physician drug problems: attitudes of participants
    John R Knight
    Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, and Center for Adoloscent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Addict Dis 21:27-36. 2002
    ..47), type of contract (p = .39), source of referral (p = .75-.05), or board involvement (p = .24). Participants' reactions to the PHS program were influenced more by positive clinical outcome than other factors...
  3. ncbi Motivational interviewing for adolescent substance use: a pilot study
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 37:167-9. 2005
    ..Recruitment and retention were more challenging than anticipated. A substantial number of completers reduced their use of substances and risk of driving after drinking during the 3-month follow-up period...
  4. ncbi Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college system
    John R Knight
    Department of Medicine, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 64:696-703. 2003
    ..To assess the association between heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement following the institution of a new system-wide alcohol policy at Massachusetts public colleges and universities...
  5. ncbi Validity of brief alcohol screening tests among adolescents: a comparison of the AUDIT, POSIT, CAGE, and CRAFFT
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School and Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston 02115, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:67-73. 2003
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  6. ncbi Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 63:263-70. 2002
    ..To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students, and to identify characteristics associated with these diagnoses...
  7. ncbi Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic patients
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:607-14. 2002
    ..To determine the accuracy of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test...
  8. ncbi The role of the primary care provider in preventing and treating alcohol problems in adolescents
    J R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics and Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 1:150-61. 2001
    ..The following article summarizes what is currently known about adolescent alcohol use and how it can be addressed in primary care settings. It provided the background for the meeting's focus on adolescent issues...
  9. ncbi Reliabilities of short substance abuse screening tests among adolescent medical patients
    J R Knight
    Division on Addictions and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 105:948-53. 2000
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  10. ncbi A new brief screen for adolescent substance abuse
    J R Knight
    Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:591-6. 1999
    ..To develop a brief alcohol and other drug (AOD) screening test for adolescents...
  11. ncbi Prevalence of alcohol problems among pediatric residents
    J R Knight
    Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:1181-3. 1999
    ..To measure the prevalence of alcohol-related problems among pediatric trainees...
  12. ncbi Reliability of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) in adolescent medical practice
    J R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Adolesc Health 29:125-30. 2001
    ..The 20- to 30-min administration time is most practical in settings that are dedicated to adolescent medicine, and computerized administration and scoring are needed...
  13. ncbi Tobacco use by Massachusetts public college students: long term effect of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program
    N A Rigotti
    Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Tob Control 11:ii20-4. 2002
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  14. ncbi Development of a Bright Futures curriculum for pediatric residents
    J R Knight
    Divisions of General Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 1:136-40. 2001
    ..To develop a standardized case-based curriculum for pediatric residents on child growth, development, behavior, and adolescent medicine that incorporates the Bright Futures health supervision guidelines...
  15. ncbi Outcomes of a monitoring program for physicians with mental and behavioral health problems
    John R Knight
    Harvard Medical School, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Psychiatr Pract 13:25-32. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the outcomes of the PHS monitoring programs for SUDs and MBH problems, compare their overall success rates, and identify correlates of success...
  16. ncbi Training high school counselors on the use of motivational interviewing to screen for substance abuse
    Pamela J Burke
    Boston College Connell School of Nursing, MA, USA
    Subst Abus 26:31-4. 2005
    ..Interdisciplinary faculty implemented a project to enhance school personnel's knowledge and skills in screening and motivational interviewing for substance abuse in two Boston high schools...
  17. ncbi Adolescents' preference for substance abuse screening in primary care practice
    John R Knight
    Departmernt of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Subst Abus 28:107-17. 2007
    ..To assess adolescents' preferences for substance abuse screening in primary medical care settings...
  18. ncbi The role of parental consent in adolescent substance use research
    Neal L Rojas
    Center for Adolescent Substance Use Research, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Adolesc Health 42:192-7. 2008
    ..The objective of our study was to assess the effects of requiring parental consent upon study participation and self-reported substance-related problems among 14-18-year-olds...
  19. ncbi Results of random drug testing in an adolescent substance abuse program
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Pediatrics 119:e843-8. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to estimate from a random urine drug-testing program for adolescents the proportion of drug tests that are susceptible to interpretation errors...
  20. ncbi The "Six T's": barriers to screening teens for substance abuse in primary care
    Shari Van Hook
    Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 40:456-61. 2007
    ..To identify barriers to adolescent substance abuse screening in primary care...
  21. ncbi Buprenorphine replacement therapy for adolescents with opioid dependence: early experience from a children's hospital-based outpatient treatment program
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Adolesc Health 40:477-82. 2007
    ..We describe the experiences of several adolescent patients who received treatment from an outpatient adolescent substance abuse program that operates within a children's hospital, with an emphasis on issues of adolescent development...
  22. ncbi Alcohol use and religiousness/spirituality among adolescents
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics and the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    South Med J 100:349-55. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the association between adolescents' use of alcohol and specific aspects of religiousness and spirituality...
  23. ncbi On forgiveness
    John R Knight
    Harvard Medical School and the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    South Med J 100:420-1. 2007
  24. ncbi Prevalence of positive substance abuse screen results among adolescent primary care patients
    John R Knight
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:1035-41. 2007
    ..To measure the prevalence of positive substance use screen results among adolescent primary care patients and to estimate the prevalence of substance-related problems and disorders...
  25. ncbi Drug testing of adolescents in ambulatory medicine: physician practices and knowledge
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:146-50. 2006
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  26. ncbi Teaching paediatric residents about learning disorders: use of standardised case discussion versus multimedia computer tutorial
    Carolyn Frazer Bridgemohan
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Med Educ 39:797-806. 2005
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  27. ncbi Substance use problems and associated psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in primary care
    Lydia A Shrier
    Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 111:e699-705. 2003
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the association between level of substance use and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in a primary care setting...
  28. ncbi Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-report of substance use
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1236-41. 2004
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the 1-week test-retest reliability of the CRAFFT screening test and of the timeline follow-back (TLFB) calendar method for measuring alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use...
  29. ncbi A 35-year-old physician with opioid dependence
    John R Knight
    Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
    JAMA 292:1351-7. 2004
  30. ncbi A new, experiential curriculum in child advocacy for pediatric residents
    Emily J Roth
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 4:418-23. 2004
    ..To design, implement, and evaluate an experiential child advocacy curriculum for pediatric residents...
  31. ncbi Are clinical impressions of adolescent substance use accurate?
    Celeste R Wilson
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Pediatrics 114:e536-40. 2004
    ..To compare providers' impressions of adolescents' level of substance use with diagnostic classifications from a structured diagnostic interview...
  32. ncbi Non-medical use of prescription stimulants among US college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey
    Sean Esteban McCabe
    University of Michigan, Substance Abuse Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
    Addiction 100:96-106. 2005
    ..To examine the prevalence rates and correlates of non-medical use of prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine or Adderall) among US college students in terms of student and college characteristics...
  33. ncbi Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey
    Sean Esteban McCabe
    University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center, 2025 Traverwood Dr, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 2194, United States
    Addict Behav 30:789-805. 2005
    ..This study examined the prevalence rates and correlates of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among U.S. college students in terms of student and college characteristics...
  34. ncbi Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adolescents: a review of the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical implications
    Mark L Wolraich
    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Pediatrics 115:1734-46. 2005
    ..The article also indicates that research is needed to identify the unique adolescent characteristics of ADHD and effective psychosocial and pharmacologic treatments...
  35. ncbi Office-based intervention for adolescent substance abuse
    Sharon Levy
    Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatr Clin North Am 49:329-43. 2002
    ..Motivational interviewing is an effective means of enhancing success in counseling. When a referral is necessary, motivational interviewing can be used to maximize adherence...
  36. ncbi The role of schools in combating illicit substance abuse
    Cynthia J Mears
    Pediatrics 120:1379-84. 2007
    ..For the purposes of this statement, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants are not addressed...
  37. ncbi Body modification and substance use in adolescents: is there a link?
    Traci L Brooks
    Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Adolesc Health 32:44-9. 2003
    ..To describe the characteristics of body modification among adolescents and to determine whether adolescents who engage in body modification are more likely to screen positive for alcohol and other drug problems than those who do not...
  38. ncbi The national debate on drug testing in schools
    John R Knight
    J Adolesc Health 41:419-20. 2007
  39. ncbi Adolescent cigarette smoking and mental health symptoms
    Grace Chang
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Adolesc Health 36:517-22. 2005
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  40. ncbi Prescription drug misuse: a growing national problem
    Jonathan A Hertz
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 17:751-69; abstract xiii. 2006
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  41. ncbi Testing for drugs of abuse in children and adolescents: addendum--testing in schools and at home
    John R Knight
    Pediatrics 119:627-30. 2007
    ..The American Academy of Pediatrics also believes that more adolescent-specific substance abuse treatment resources are needed to ensure that testing leads to early rehabilitation rather than to punitive measures only...