Publications

Publications from I-CAIHRE

• G. G. Ramos, A. E. West, C. Begay, V. M. Telles, J. D’Isabella, V. Antony & C. Soto (2021): Substance use disorder and homelessness among American Indians and Alaska Natives in California, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2021.1952125
• Ramos, G.G., Sussman, S., Moerner, L., Unger, J.B, & Soto, C. (2022). Project SUN: A pilot of a culturally adapted smoking cessation curriculum for American Indian youth. Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention, 51(1-2), 10-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472379221111542
• Soto, C, Ramos, G, Martinez, D, Moerner, L, Salinas, D, Battle, R, Yerger, V. A Qualitative Assessment of the Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Commercial Tobacco Policies and Education among Tribal Communities in California. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2022: 1-9
• Soto, C, West, AE, Ramos, GG, Unger, JB. Substance and Behavioral Addictions among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022: 19(5) 1-15.
• Nez Henderson, P, Lee, JP, Soto, C, O′ Leary, R, Rutan, E, D′ Silva, J, Waa, A, Henderson, ZP, Nez, SS, Maddox, R. Decolonization of tobacco in Indigenous communities of turtle island (North America). Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2022: 24(2):289-91. 
• Zeledon I, Telles V, Dickerson D, Johnson C, Schweigman K, West A, Soto C. Exploring Culturally Based Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorders Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults in California. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2022 Jul;83(4):613-620. PMID: 35838440.
• Maddox, R, Bovill, M, Waa, A, Drummond, A, Hardy, B, Soto, C, Tautolo, E, Colonna, E, Gifford, H, Clark, H, Lee, JP, Henderson, PN, Upton, P, Bradbrook, S, Wells, S, Martinez, S, Calma, T,Clearing the Air: Conflicts of Interest and the Tobacco Industry’s Impact on Indigenous Peoples, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2021; ntab267
• Laux FL, Henderson PN, Soto C, Moor G, Leischow SJ. Commercial Tobacco Retailing in Tribal Jurisdictions: A Field Study. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2021 Mar 1;45(2):226-38. PMID: 33888184
• Haozous, EA, Lee, J, Soto, C. Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues. American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research. The Journal of the National Center. 2021: 28(2).
• Sussman, S, Unger, JB, Begay, C, Moerner, L, and Soto, C. Prevalence, Co-Occurrence, and Correlates of Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian Adolescents in California. Journal of Drug and Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention. 2021.
• West, A, Telles, V, Zeledon, I, Antony, V, Moerner, L, Soto, C. An Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Needs Assessment Study for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in California. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000664)
• Begay C, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Barahona R, Rodriguez YL, Unger JB, Smiley SL. Cigarette and E-Cigarette Retail Marketing on and Near California Tribal Lands. Health Promotion Practice. 2020 Jan: 21(1):18-26. PMID: 31908191
• Unger, JB, Sussman, S, Begay, C, Moerner, L, and Soto, C. Spirituality, Ethnic Identity, and Substance Use among American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents in California. Substance Use & Misuse. 2020: 55 (7): 1194-1198. PMID: 31996077
• Zeledon, I, West, A, Antony, V, Telles, V, Begay, C, Henderson, B, Unger, J, and Soto, C. Statewide collaborative partnerships among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in California to target the opioid epidemic: Preliminary results of the Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) key informant needs assessment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2020: 108: 9-19. PMID: 31056429
• Smiley, SL, Soto, C, Cruz, TB, Kintz, N., Rodriguez, YL, Sussman, S, Baezconde-Garbanati, L. Point-of-Sale Marketing of Little Cigars and Cigarillos on and Near California Tribal Lands. Tobacco Control. 2020 Jan: 29(1): 122-124. PMID: 30385648
• Escobedo P, Garcia R, Soto C, Rodriguez Y, Barahona R, Baezconde-Garbanati L. Comparison of e-cigarette marketing and availability in tobacco retail outlets among diverse low-income communities in California. Tobacco control. 2020 Jul 1;29(4):469-71. PMID: 31324661
• Carroll, DM, Soto, C, Baezconde-Garbanati, L, Huang, LL. Tobacco Industry Marketing Exposure and Commercial Tobacco Product Use Disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Substance Use Misuse. 2019: 23(1):1-10. PMID: 31544562
• Cruz, TB, Rose, SW, Lienemann, BA, Bryon, MJ, Meissner, HI, Baezconde-Garbanati, L, Huang, LL, Carroll, DM, Soto, C, Unger, J. Pro-Tobacco Marketing and Anti-Tobacco Campaigns Aimed At Vulnerable Populations: A Review of the Literature. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2019: 17(68): 20-37. PMID: 31582956
• Delgado Rendon, A., Cruz, T.B., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Soto, C. and Unger, J.B. Managers’ Practices of Tobacco and Marijuana Smoking Policies in Hispanic-Occupied Multiunit Housing. Health Equity. 2019: 3(1), 304-311. PMID: 31289789
• Soto, C, Unger, JB, Sussman, S, & Zeledon, I. International Approaches to Tobacco Use Cessation Programming and Prevention Interventions among Indigenous Adolescents and Young Adults. Current Addiction Reports. 2018: 5(1): 35-4.
• Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB, Schwartz S. Stressful Live Events, Ethnic Identity, Historical Trauma, and Participation in Cultural Events: Associations with Smoking Behaviors among American Indian Adolescents in California. Addictive Behaviors. 2015: 50: 64-69 PMID: 26103424
• Lew R, Martinez J, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L. Training Leaders from Priority Populations to Implement Social Norm Changes in Tobacco Control: Lessons from the LAAMPP Institute. Health Promotion Practice. 2011: 12 (2):195-198. PMID: 22068582
• Schweigman K, Soto C, Wright S, Unger J. The Relevance of Cultural Activities in Ethnic Identity among California Native American Youth. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2011: 43(4): 343-348 PMID: 22400467
• Soto C, Black D, Ritt-Olsen A, Unger JB. Cultural Values associated with Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California. Substance Use and Misuse. 2011: 46(10): 1223-1233. PMID: 21491991
• Unger JB, Soto C, and Thomas N. Translations of Health Programs for American Indians in the United States. Evaluation and the Health Professions. 2008: 31(2): 124-144. PMID: 18319377
• Unger JB, Toya-Soto C, and Baezconde-Garbanati L. Perceptions of Ceremonial and Non- Ceremonial Uses of Tobacco by American Indian Adolescents in California. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006: 38(4): 443-449. PMID: 16549307
• Unger JB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Soto C. Family and peer related and protective factors for tobacco use among American Indian adolescents in California. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 2004: 3(4): 1-15.