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Journal Article
Did the Dependent Coverage Expansion Increase Risky Substance Use Among Young Adults?
This analysis of the dependent coverage expansion under the ACA suggests that historical trends rather than the insurance expansion itself account for increases in substance use among people ages 19-25 since 2010.
Aug 25, 2017
Journal Article
Building Capacity for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): A Pilot Study
We designed and tested the feasibility, effectiveness, and sustainability of CQI approaches in substance use disorder treatment settings
Aug 24, 2017
Journal Article
Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Across studies, our analyses did not indicate that MBRP has beneficial clinical effects beyond comparator interventions (such as relapse prevention, health education, CBT, andTAU) on substance use relapse.
Aug 15, 2017
Journal Article
The Association Between Discharge Status, Mental Health, and Substance Misuse Among Young Adult Veterans
Veterans who received General and Other Than Honorable discharges were significantly more likely to screen positive for generalized anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, and hazardous alcohol use than those who received an Honorable discharge.
Jul 26, 2017
Journal Article
Predicting Evidence-Based Treatment Sustainment: Results from a Longitudinal Study of the Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach
Providers' ability to sustain A-CRA programming beyond initial implementation support depended on factors such as the level of implementation success, staff perceptions toward the intervention, funding stability, and community support.
Jul 18, 2017
Journal Article
The Impact of Normative Perceptions on Alcohol Consumption in Military Veterans
The attitudes of military personnel about drinking predict their future drinking behaviors and may be key to understanding the relationship between normative perceptions about drinking and drinking behaviors.
Jul 14, 2017
News Release
Three Possible Measures for Quality Medical Care May Help Cut Deaths from Opioid Addiction by One-Third
Following three possible recommendations for medical care for people with an opioid addiction may cut deaths among such patients by as much as one-third. Deaths were much lower among patients who were not prescribed opioids or common types of anxiety medications, those who received psychosocial counseling, and those who had quarterly visits with a physician.
Jun 26, 2017
Journal Article
Overview of Drug Treatment for Drug-Abusing Criminal Offenders: Insights from California's Proposition 36 and Arizona's Proposition 200
California's Proposition 36 and Arizona's Proposition 200 allowed some drug-abusing criminal offenders to enter drug treatment instead of being incarcerated. This policy brief provides early results of the two programs.
Jun 13, 2017
Journal Article
Desistance Mandates Compared with Treatment Mandates in Criminal Justice Populations
Empowering those under criminal justice supervision to cease drug use on their own - rather than forcing them into formal treatment against their will - is a policy approach that warrants further evaluation.
Jun 8, 2017
Journal Article
Identifying Policy Implications and Future Research Directions Regarding Military Community Support and Child Psychosocial Adjustment
Efforts to organize and consolidate the wide range of support services designed to bolster resilience in military families could enhance service members' mission readiness.
Jun 7, 2017
Journal Article
Sources of Care for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: The Role of the African American Church
Many Los Angeles-area African American churches provide recovery supports and services for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and actively connect individuals to formal AOD treatment.
Jun 6, 2017
Journal Article
Relationship Between Provider Stigma and Predictors of Staff Turnover Among Addiction Treatment Providers
Addiction treatment providers are less likely to be satisfied with their work if they hold negative views towards patients with substance abuse disorders.
Jun 6, 2017
Journal Article
The Werther Effect Revisited: Measuring the Effect of News Items on User Behavior
A new methodology detects how news coverage can have both positive and negative effects on people; feedback to journalists might offer an opportunity to modify a publication to reduce negative effects.
May 24, 2017
Journal Article
Does a Quality Improvement Campaign Accelerate Take-Up of New Evidence? A Ten-State Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS
States participating in Project JOINTS, a six-month quality improvement campaign to reduce infection risk after joint replacement surgery, adhered to three new evidence-based practices significantly more than non-participants.
May 23, 2017
Journal Article
Follow-up of Positive Fecal Test Results: Sooner Is Better, but How Much Better?
Patients prefer less invasive approaches such as fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer screening, but the effectiveness of FIT depends on annual screenings for those with negative test results and colonoscopy if FIT tests are positive.
May 23, 2017
Report
The return of investment for preventive healthcare programmes: A calculation framework for GSK's Partnership for Prevention (P4P)
The report summarises the existing evidence on the effectiveness of workplace related preventive health programmes, outlining the challenges involved in calculating the return on investment (ROI) of such interventions.
May 22, 2017
Tool
SUMMIT Study Protocol for Opioid or Alcohol Use Disorders
This integrated collaborative care protocol created for the SUMMIT study outlines procedures for screening, brief intervention, and treatment for patients with opioid or alcohol use disorders.
May 11, 2017
Journal Article
Gender Differences in the Association Between Conduct Disorder and Risky Sexual Behavior
Conduct disorder is associated with risky sexual behavior among youth, but the specific behavior most strongly associated with conduct disorder is different for female and males.
Apr 27, 2017
Journal Article
Continuous Quality Improvement in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: How Much Does It Cost?
The costs of implementing continuous quality improvement activities in substance abuse treatment facilities are relatively low overall.
Apr 26, 2017
Journal Article
Chronic Physical Health Conditions and Emotional Problems From Early Adolescence Through Midadolescence
Screening youth with chronic health conditions for symptoms of depression or anxiety may help reduce adverse outcomes from these conditions.
Apr 26, 2017

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Mary Avriette

Assistant Policy Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School

M. Avriette is a Ph.D. student in the Research, Analysis, and Design stream at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy researcher at RAND. She is an active-duty veterinarian in the U.S. Army. Her research interests include national security, developing-nation economics, zoonoses…
Stephanie Stockwell

Senior Analyst

Stephanie Stockwell (she/her) is a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation. She works primarily for RAND Europe in the health and wellbeing group. Her research interests include lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity and sedentary behaviour, health over the life course with particular…

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