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MD, Boston University School of Medicine
MPH, Harvard University
BA, Boston University

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ORCID : 0000-0002-2535-1427

Social Media and Substance Use Risk and Resilience Among Gender Minority Emerging Adults
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Allegra Gordon, ScD, MPH
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
5K01DA054357-04

NRSA Training Core
04/15/2020 - 05/01/2025 (Co-Investigator of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Darrell Nelson Kotton, MD
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
5TL1TR001410-09

The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Multi PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
5UL1TR001430-09

MassHEAL- Reducing overdose deaths 40% (2019-2023)
04/17/2019 - 03/31/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5UM1DA049412-04

The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: New England Consortium Node
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Yale University NIH NIDA
5UG1DA015831-23

NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute NIH NIDA
5UG1DA040316-10

Institutional Program Unifying Population and Laboratory Based Sciences Award
02/01/2013 - 01/31/2024 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Lindsay Farrer, PhD
Burroughs Wellcome Fund

URBAN ARCH (5/5) Boston Cohort - Alcohol and HIV-associated comorbidity and complications: Frailty, Functional impairment, Falls, and Fractures (the 4F Study)
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Theresa W. Kim, MD
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
3U01AA020784-10S2

CFAR: Multi-level determinants of PrEP awareness, attitudes, access, and experiences in a national survey of transgender and gender diverse U.S. young adults
04/01/2021 - 03/29/2023 (Key Person / Mentor)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
5P30AI042853-22

Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Program
05/01/2017 - 06/30/2022 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5R25DA013582-20

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SBIRT for Substance Abuse in Mental Health Treatment Settings
09/15/2012 - 08/31/2017 (PI)
Univ of California, Los Angeles NIH-NIDA

Addressing Alcohol/HIV Consequences in Substance Dependence-Boston ARCH Cohort (Supplement)
03/05/2015 - 08/31/2016 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
5U01AA020784-05

Addressing Alcohol /HIV Consequences in Substance Dependence - Boston ARCH Cohort
09/20/2011 - 08/31/2016 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
5U01 AA020784-05

Efficacy/Effectiveness of Unhealthy Drug Use Screening
05/01/2012 - 04/30/2015 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
3R01 DA025068-05S1

Efficacy/Effectiveness of unhealthy drug use screening/Brief intervention models
07/01/2009 - 04/30/2015 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
3R01 DA025068-02S1

Efficacy/Effectiveness of Unhealthy Drug Use Screening/Brief Intervention Models
07/15/2008 - 04/30/2015 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
5R01 DA025068-05

Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) Implementation and Sustainability
04/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
1R13 DA031540-01

Validation for Self-administered Single-item Screening Questions (SISQ) for Drug Use
04/01/2012 - 09/30/2012 (PI)
MITRE Corporation HRSA-SAMHSA

Alcohol SBI Research Conference
12/10/2010 - 11/30/2011 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
1R13 AA020158-01

Linkage of Alcohol Abusers to Primary Care - Supplement
06/29/2006 - 08/31/2011 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
3 R01 AA010870-06A2S1

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2024	Administrative Core	5P01AA029546-04-7184
2023	Administrative Core	5P01AA029546-03-7184
2021	Boston Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS - Comorbidity Center (Boston ARCH CC)	1P01AA029546-01
2021	Administrative Core	1P01AA029546-01-9251
2021	Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE)	4R33AA027597-03
2021	Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute	5UL1TR001430-06	142
2021	URBAN ARCH (5/5) Boston Cohort - Alcohol and HIV-associated comorbidity and complications: Frailty, Functional impairment, Falls, and Fractures (the 4F study)	3U01AA020784-10S2	10
2020	Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE)	5R21AA027597-02
2020	Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute	2UL1TR001430-05A1	142
2020	Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute	3UL1TR001430-05A1S1	142

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Bahji A, Bach P, Danilewitz M, Crockford D, El-Guebaly N, Devoe DJ, Saitz R. Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapies for alcohol withdrawal: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Addiction. 2022 Oct; 117(10):2591-2601. PMID: 35194860

Runels T, Ragan EJ, Ventura AS, Winter MR, White LF, Horsburgh CR, Samet JH, Saitz R, Jacobson KR. Testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in people living with HIV and substance dependence: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022 03 10; 12(3):e058751.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Jacobson, Karen
White, Laura
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 35273063; PMCID: PMC8915380; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058751;

Alford DP, Kim TW, Samet JH, Cruz AB, Brolin MF, Shanahan CW, Saitz R. Prevalence and Correlates of Positive Follow-up Screens in Primary Care for Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use After a Negative Screen. J Addict Med. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 16(4):e219-e224.View Related Profiles.

Shanahan, Christopher
Alford, Daniel
Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard
Kim, Theresa

PMID: 34799491; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000917;

Tanner-Smith EE, Parr NJ, Schweer-Collins M, Saitz R. Effects of brief substance use interventions delivered in general medical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction. 2022 04; 117(4):877-889. PMID: 34647649

Shorter GW, Bray JW, Heather N, Berman AH, Giles EL, Clarke M, Barbosa C, O'Donnell AJ, Holloway A, Riper H, Daeppen JB, Monteiro MG, Saitz R, McNeely J, McKnight-Eily L, Cowell A, Toner P, Newbury-Birch D. The "Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol" (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2021 09; 82(5):638-646. PMID: 34546911; PMCID: PMC8819610; DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638;

Weimer MB, Wakeman SE, Saitz R. X-Waiver Exemption in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder-Reply. JAMA. 2021 08 03; 326(5):442-443. PMID: 34342621

Smid MC, Saitz R. Postpartum Treatment of Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder: Maternal Risk and Need for Evidence Do Not End When Pregnancy Ends. J Addict Med. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 15(4):267-268. PMID: 34397779

Rubin A, Livingston NA, Brady J, Hocking E, Bickmore T, Sawdy M, Kressin N, Saitz R, Simon S. Computerized Relational Agent to Deliver Alcohol Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care: a Randomized Clinical Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 01; 37(1):70-77.View Related Profiles.

Rubin, Amy
Kressin, Nancy
Livingston, Nicholas
Saitz, Richard
Simon, Steven R.

PMID: 34145518; PMCID: PMC8212899; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06945-9;

Hahn JA, Murnane PM, Vittinghoff E, Muyindike WR, Emenyonu NI, Fatch R, Chamie G, Haberer JE, Francis JM, Kapiga S, Jacobson K, Myers B, Couture MC, DiClemente RJ, Brown JL, So-Armah K, Sulkowski M, Marcus GM, Woolf-King S, Cook RL, Richards VL, Molina P, Ferguson T, Welsh D, Piano MR, Phillips SA, Stewart S, Afshar M, Page K, McGinnis K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bryant K, Saitz R. Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta-analysis. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 06; 45(6):1166-1187.View Related Profiles.

So-Armah, Kaku
Jacobson, Karen
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 33837975; PMCID: PMC8254773; DOI: 10.1111/acer.14611;

Park TW, Sikov J, dellaBitta V, Saitz R, Walley AY, Drainoni ML. "It could potentially be dangerous... but nothing else has seemed to help me.": Patient and clinician perspectives on benzodiazepine use in opioid agonist treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 12; 131:108455.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Saitz, Richard
Park, Tae Woo

PMID: 34098286; PMCID: PMC8556389; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108455;

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Fuster D, Nunes D, Cheng DM, Saitz R, Samet JH. Alcohol Consumption and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Levels in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients. Viruses. 2021 04 21; 13(5).View Related Profiles.

Fuster, Daniel
Nunes, David
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 33919027; PMCID: PMC8142976; DOI: 10.3390/v13050716;

Weimer MB, Wakeman SE, Saitz R. Removing One Barrier to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Is It Enough? JAMA. 2021 Mar 23; 325(12):1147-1148. PMID: 33630020

Saitz R, Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN. Recommended Use of Terminology in Addiction Medicine. J Addict Med. 2021 Jan-Feb 01; 15(1):3-7. PMID: 32482955

Roy PJ, Saitz R. The Cost of a Cigarette: Opportunities to Engage Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2021 Jan-Feb 01; 15(1):13-14. PMID: 32541361

Lin LA, Saitz R. What Will it Take to Stem the Tide? Understanding and Addressing the Needs of People With Addiction Involving Multiple Substances. J Addict Med. 2021 Jan-Feb 01; 15(1):1-2. PMID: 32530886

Saitz R, Bair-Merritt MH, Levy SJ. Screening for Young Adults for Illicit Drug Use: A Good Idea Although Evidence Is Lacking. Pediatrics. 2021 01; 147(Suppl 2):S259-S261.View Related Profiles.

Bair-Merritt, Megan
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 33386328

Rombouts SA, Conigrave JH, Saitz R, Louie E, Haber P, Morley KC. Evidence based models of care for the treatment of alcohol use disorder in primary health care settings: a systematic review. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 12 05; 21(1):260. PMID: 33278891; PMCID: PMC7719241; DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01288-6;

Cole TB, Saitz R. Cannabis and Impaired Driving. JAMA. 2020 12 01; 324(21):2163-2164. PMID: 33258875

Friedman A, Shea M, Winter MR, Saitz R, Aschengrau A. Prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and non-medical use of prescription drugs: A retrospective cohort study in Cape Cod, MA. Environ Res. 2021 05; 196:110384.View Related Profiles.

Aschengrau, Ann
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 33129864

Haley DF, Saitz R. The Opioid Epidemic During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA. 2020 10 27; 324(16):1615-1617.View Related Profiles.

Haley, Danielle
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 32945831

Winhusen T, Walley A, Fanucchi LC, Hunt T, Lyons M, Lofwall M, Brown JL, Freeman PR, Nunes E, Beers D, Saitz R, Stambaugh L, Oga EA, Herron N, Baker T, Cook CD, Roberts MF, Alford DP, Starrels JL, Chandler RK. The Opioid-overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): Evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 12 01; 217:108325.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Alford, Daniel
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 33091842; PMCID: PMC7533113; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108325;

Esser MB, Sherk A, Liu Y, Naimi TS, Stockwell T, Stahre M, Kanny D, Landen M, Saitz R, Brewer RD. Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost From Excessive Alcohol Use - United States, 2011-2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 02; 69(39):1428-1433.View Related Profiles.

Saitz, Richard
Naimi, Timothy

PMID: 33001874; PMCID: PMC7537556; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6939a6;

Aschengrau A, Grippo A, Winter MR, Shea MG, White RF, Saitz R. Drug use disorder following early life exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2020 09 17; 19(1):99.View Related Profiles.

Aschengrau, Ann
Saitz, Richard
White, Roberta

PMID: 32943075; PMCID: PMC7495895; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00638-2;

Saitz R, Schwitzer G. Communicating Science in the Time of a Pandemic. JAMA. 2020 08 04; 324(5):443-444. PMID: 32749498

López-Pelayo H, Aubin HJ, Drummond C, Dom G, Pascual F, Rehm J, Saitz R, Scafato E, Gual A. "The post-COVID era": challenges in the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) after the pandemic. BMC Med. 2020 07 31; 18(1):241. PMID: 32731868; PMCID: PMC7392642; DOI: 10.1186/s12916-020-01693-9;

Saitz, Richard
Naimi, Timothy

PMID: 32730240; PMCID: PMC7392395; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6930a1;

Saitz R, Schwitzer G. Communicating Science in the Time of a Pandemic. JAMA. 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32658270

Karno MP, Rawson R, Rogers B, Spear S, Grella C, Mooney LJ, Saitz R, Kagan B, Glasner S. Effect of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use in mental health treatment settings: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 2021 01; 116(1):159-169. PMID: 32415721; PMCID: PMC7666646; DOI: 10.1111/add.15114;

Harris M, Johnson S, Mackin S, Saitz R, Walley AY, Taylor JL. Low Barrier Tele-Buprenorphine in the Time of COVID-19: A Case Report. J Addict Med. 2020 Jul/Aug; 14(4):e136-e138.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Taylor, Jessica
Harris, Miriam
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 32433364; PMCID: PMC7273942; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000682;

Palfai TP, Saitz R, Kratzer MPL, Taylor JL, Otis JD, Bernstein JA. An integrated videoconferencing intervention for chronic pain and heavy drinking among patients in HIV-care: a proof-of-concept study. AIDS Care. 2020 09; 32(9):1133-1140.View Related Profiles.

Taylor, Jessica
Otis, John
Bernstein, Judith
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 32524827; PMCID: PMC7484138; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1776825;

Saitz R. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Neither an Unreasonable Idea Nor an Evidence-Based Practice. JAMA. 2020 06 09; 323(22):2263-2265. PMID: 32515804

Saitz R. Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Deserve Trained Providers. Ann Intern Med. 2020 06 02; 172(11):773. PMID: 32479152

Raja A, Heeren TC, Walley AY, Winter MR, Mesic A, Saitz R. Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):104-112.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Saitz, Richard
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 32374225; PMCID: PMC7644575; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1748164;

Hodgkin D, Gao W, Larson MJ, Drebing CE, Merrick EL, Pugatch M, Horgan CM, Zolotusky G, Petry NM, Saitz R. Referral to Treatment After Positive Screens for Unhealthy Drug Use in an Outpatient Veterans Administration Setting. J Addict Med. 2020 May/Jun; 14(3):236-243.View Related Profiles.

Drebing, Charles
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 31567600; PMCID: PMC7075731; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000567;

Saitz R. Editor's Note: Congratulations to the 2019 Author and Reviewer Award Winners. J Addict Med. 2020 May/Jun; 14(3):181. PMID: 32371658

Saitz R. Brady KT, Levin FR, Galanter M, Kleber HD. The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Substance Use Disorders. Screening and Brief Intervention. American Psychiatric Press. 2020.

Bessette LG, Hauc SC, Danckers H, Atayde A, Saitz R. The associated press stylebook changes and the use of addiction-related stigmatizing terms in news media. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):127-130. PMID: 32348190

Bertholet N, Meli S, Palfai TP, Cheng DM, Alford DP, Bernstein J, Samet JH, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Saitz R. Screening and brief intervention for lower-risk drug use in primary care: A pilot randomized trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Aug 01; 213:108001.View Related Profiles.

Alford, Daniel
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 32563116; PMCID: PMC10772359; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108001;

Kim TW, Ventura AS, Winter MR, Heeren TC, Holick MF, Walley AY, Bryant KJ, Saitz R. Alcohol and Bone Turnover Markers among People Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 04; 44(4):992-1000.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Holick, Michael
Saitz, Richard
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 32124466; PMCID: PMC7263383; DOI: 10.1111/acer.14303;

Oldfield BJ, Saitz R. Guidance for Writing Case Reports in Addiction Medicine. J Addict Med. 2020 Mar/Apr; 14(2):89-92. PMID: 32032209

Cox JW, Sherva RM, Lunetta KL, Saitz R, Kon M, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Farrer LA. Identifying factors associated with opioid cessation in a biracial sample using machine learning. Explor Med. 2020; 1(1):27-41.View Related Profiles.

Lunetta, Kathryn
Farrer, Lindsay
Saitz, Richard
Sherva, Richard

PMID: 33554217; PMCID: PMC7861053; DOI: 10.37349/emed.2020.00003;

Park TW, Larochelle MR, Saitz R, Wang N, Bernson D, Walley AY. Associations between prescribed benzodiazepines, overdose death and buprenorphine discontinuation among people receiving buprenorphine. Addiction. 2020 05; 115(5):924-932.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Larochelle, Marc
Saitz, Richard
Park, Tae Woo

PMID: 31916306; PMCID: PMC7156323; DOI: 10.1111/add.14886;

Thakarar K, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Ventura AS, Sullivan M, Drainoni M, Saitz R. Medication for addiction treatment and acute care utilization in HIV-positive adults with substance use disorders. AIDS Care. 2020 09; 32(9):1177-1181.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Saitz, Richard
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 31686528; PMCID: PMC7198361; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1683805;

Saitz R. Editor's note: Congratulations to the 2019 Author and Reviewer Award Winners. J Addict Med. 2019 Nov/Dec; 13(6):419. PMID: 31107802

Palfai TP, Taylor JL, Saitz R, Kratzer MPL, Otis JD, Bernstein JA. Development of a tailored, telehealth intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking among people with HIV infection: integrating perspectives of patients in HIV care. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2019 08 29; 14(1):35.View Related Profiles.

Taylor, Jessica
Otis, John
Bernstein, Judith
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 31464645; PMCID: PMC6714455; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0165-1;

Humphreys K, Saitz R. Cannabis as a Substitute for Opioids-Reply. JAMA. 2019 07 16; 322(3):273-274. PMID: 31310294

Biancarelli DL, Biello KB, Childs E, Drainoni M, Salhaney P, Edeza A, Mimiaga MJ, Saitz R, Bazzi AR. Strategies used by people who inject drugs to avoid stigma in healthcare settings. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 05 01; 198:80-86.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 30884432; PMCID: PMC6521691; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.037;

Saitz R. Treatment for Opioid Addiction Must Be Offered in General Hospitals: But How? J Addict Med. 2019 Mar/Apr; 13(2):83-84. PMID: 30652975

Humphreys K, Saitz R. Should Physicians Recommend Replacing Opioids With Cannabis? JAMA. 2019 Feb 19; 321(7):639-640. PMID: 30707218

Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN, Saitz R. The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Sixth Edition. 2019.
Phillips K, Saitz R. The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine - Third Edition - Herron A, Brennan T (eds). Linking Addiction Treatment with Other Medical and Psychiatric Treatment Systems. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.
Bertholet N, Saitz R. The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine - Third Edition - Herron A, Brennan T (eds). Screening and brief intervention for pregnant women. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.
Saitz R. Post TW (ed) UpToDate. Brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use: Goals and components. Wolters Kluwer. Waltham. 2019.
Bierer MF, Saitz R. In Johnson B (ed). Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice. Unhealthy alcohol and drug use in primary care. Elsevier. London. 2019.
Saitz R. The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine - Third Edition - Herron A, Brennan T (eds). Recommended use of terminology in addiction medicine. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.
Saitz R, Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN. The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Sixth Edition (Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN, Saitz R). Recommended use of terminology in addiction medicine. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.
Saitz R. Post TW (ed) UpToDate. Brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use: Efficacy, adverse effects, and administration. Wolters Kluwer. Waltham. 2019.
Saitz R. The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Sixth Edition (Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN, Saitz R). Medical and surgical complications of addiction. Wolters-Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.

Naimi TS, Stadtmueller LA, Chikritzhs T, Stockwell T, Zhao J, Britton A, Saitz R, Sherk A. Alcohol, Age, and Mortality: Estimating Selection Bias Due to Premature Death. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2019 01; 80(1):63-68.View Related Profiles.

Saitz, Richard
Naimi, Timothy

PMID: 30807276

Bertholet N, Saitz R. The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Sixth Edition (Miller SC, Fiellin DA, Rosenthal RN, Saitz R). Screening and brief intervention for pregnant women. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.
Saitz R. Treating opioid addiction. Terminology and Conceptualization of Opioid Use Disorder and Implications for Treatment. Springer. 2019.
Saitz R. Post TW (ed) UpToDate. Screening for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use in primary care. WoltersKluwer. Waltham. 2019.

Barocas JA, Saitz R. Being Explicit About Decisions: Prescribe Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on the Basis of Proven Effectiveness, Not Beliefs. Ann Intern Med. 2019 01 15; 170(2):127-128.View Related Profiles.

Barocas, Joshua
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 30557444

Hernandez Y, Meyers-Ohki S, Farkas S, Ball S, Leonard K, Rotrosen J, Saitz R. How Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York Are Taking Action to Address the Opioid Epidemic. Am J Public Health. 2018 12; 108(12):1621-1622. PMID: 30403507; PMCID: PMC6236727; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304741;

Saitz R. Post TW (Ed). UpToDate. Approach to treating alcohol use disorder. Wolters Kluwer. Waltham. 2018.

Bazzi A, Saitz R. Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use. JAMA. 2018 11 13; 320(18):1869-1871.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 30422181; PMCID: PMC6296380; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.16069;

Saitz R. Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder and Predicting Severe Withdrawal. JAMA. 2018 08 28; 320(8):766-768. PMID: 30167678

Johnson NA, Kypri K, Saunders JB, Saitz R, Attia J, Latter J, McElduff P, Dunlop A, Doran C, Wolfenden L, McCambridge J. Effect of electronic screening and brief intervention on hazardous or harmful drinking among adults in the hospital outpatient setting: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 10 01; 191:78-85. PMID: 30096637

Saitz R, Heeren TC, Zha W, Hingson R. Transitions To and From At-Risk Alcohol Use in Adults in the United States. J Subst Use. 2019; 24(1):41-46.View Related Profiles.

Saitz, Richard
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 30559602; PMCID: PMC6294137; DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2018.1497101;

Wakeman SE, Saitz R. Daaleman TP, Helton MR (eds) Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practice. Alcohol and other drug use disorders. Springer. 2018.

Saitz R, Mesic A, Ventura AS, Winter MR, Heeren TC, Sullivan MM, Walley AY, Patts GJ, Meli SM, Holick MF, Kim TW, Bryant KJ, Samet JH. Alcohol Consumption and Bone Mineral Density in People with HIV and Substance Use Disorder: A Prospective Cohort Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 Jun 06.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Samet, Jeffrey
Holick, Michael
Saitz, Richard
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 29873812; PMCID: PMC6281811; DOI: 10.1111/acer.13801;

Hodgkin D, Gao W, Merrick EL, Drebing CE, Larson MJ, Horgan CM, Sharma M, Petry NM, Saitz R. Implementing single-item screening for drug use in a Veterans Health Administration outpatient setting. Subst Abus. 2018; 39(4):410-418.View Related Profiles.

Drebing, Charles
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 29595402; PMCID: PMC6163096; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449165;

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Saitz R. Absence of a quick fix does not mean 'do nothing:' time to address drug use in the ED. Emerg Med J. 2018 05; 35(5):280-281. PMID: 29599111

Hettema JE, Cockrell SA, Reeves A, Ingersoll KS, Lum PJ, Saitz R, Murray-Krezan CM, Carrejo VA. Development and differentiability of three brief interventions for risky alcohol use that include varying doses of motivational interviewing. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2018 02 27; 13(1):6. PMID: 29482632; PMCID: PMC5828117; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0102-0;

SBIRT Change Guide Expert Panel. Implementing Care for Alcohol & Other Drug Use in Medical Settings: An Extension of SBIRT. SBIRT Change Guide 1.0. National Council on Behavioral Health. Washington, DC. 2018.

Johnson NA, Kypri K, Latter J, Dunlop A, Brown A, Saitz R, Saunders JB, Attia J, Wolfenden L, Doran C, McCambridge J. Effect of electronic brief intervention on uptake of specialty treatment in hospital outpatients with likely alcohol dependence: Pilot randomized trial and qualitative interviews. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 02 01; 183:253-260. PMID: 29306817

Miller S, Fiellin D, Rosenthal R, Saitz R (Eds). American Society of Addiction Medicine. The American Society of Addiction Medicine Principles of Addiction Medicine. Wolters-Kluwer. Boston. 2018.

Bertholet N, Cheng DM, Palfai TP, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH, Saitz R. Anxiety, Depression, and Pain Symptoms: Associations With the Course of Marijuana Use and Drug Use Consequences Among Urban Primary Care Patients. J Addict Med. 2018 Jan/Feb; 12(1):45-52.View Related Profiles.

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Lorkiewicz SA, Ventura AS, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Walley AY, Sullivan M, Samet JH, Saitz R. Lifetime marijuana and alcohol use, and cognitive dysfunction in people with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Subst Abus. 2018 01 02; 39(1):116-123.View Related Profiles.

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Chavez KE, Palfai TP, Squires LE, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Saitz R. Perceived discrimination and drug involvement among black primary care patients who use drugs. Addict Behav. 2018 Feb; 77:63-66.View Related Profiles.

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Kim TW, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Patts GJ, Ventura AS, Lerner GB, Mauricio N, Saitz R. Polypharmacy and risk of non-fatal overdose for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017 Oct; 81:1-10.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. Editor's Note: Congratulations to the 2017 Author and Reviewer Award Winners. J Addict Med. 2017 Jul/Aug; 11(4):245. PMID: 28759545

Saitz R, Daaleman TP. Now is the Time to Address Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2017 Jul; 15(4):306-308. PMID: 28694263; PMCID: PMC5505446; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2111;

Saitz R. Valid, Reproducible, Clinically Useful, Nonstigmatizing Terminology for the Disease and Its Treatment: Addiction, Substance Use Disorder, and Medication. J Addict Med. 2017 Jul/Aug; 11(4):246-247. PMID: 28759546

Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Walley AY, Saitz R, Lin MY, Kressin NR. Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitalizations with Substance Use Disorder-Related Diagnoses. Health Serv Res. 2018 06; 53(3):1727-1744.View Related Profiles.

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Nolan S, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Patts GJ, Ventura AS, Sullivan MM, Samet JH, Saitz R. HIV-infected individuals who use alcohol and other drugs, and virologic suppression. AIDS Care. 2017 Sep; 29(9):1129-1136.View Related Profiles.

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Glass JE, Andréasson S, Bradley KA, Finn SW, Williams EC, Bakshi AS, Gual A, Heather N, Sainz MT, Benegal V, Saitz R. Rethinking alcohol interventions in health care: a thematic meeting of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA). Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 05 10; 12(1):14. PMID: 28490342; PMCID: PMC5425968; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0079-8;

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Ventura AS, Winter MR, Heeren TC, Sullivan MM, Walley AY, Holick MF, Patts GJ, Meli SM, Samet JH, Saitz R. Lifetime and recent alcohol use and bone mineral density in adults with HIV infection and substance dependence. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Apr; 96(17):e6759.View Related Profiles.

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Squires LE, Palfai TP, Allensworth-Davies D, Cheng DM, Bernstein J, Kressin N, Saitz R. Perceived discrimination, racial identity, and health behaviors among black primary-care patients who use drugs. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2018 Oct-Dec; 17(4):460-477.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. Should Benzodiazepines Be Used to Treat Anxiety in People With Substance Use Disorders? Contentious Debate With Similar Conclusions. J Addict Med. 2017 Mar/Apr; 11(2):83. PMID: 28301368; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000293;

Calver KE, Saitz R. Substance Use Terminology. JAMA. 2017 02 21; 317(7):768-769. PMID: 28241347; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.20469;

Godersky ME, Vercammen LK, Ventura AS, Walley AY, Saitz R. Identification of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use disorder: A case report. Addict Behav. 2017 Jul; 70:61-64.View Related Profiles.

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Kim TW, Bernstein J, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH, Palfai TP, Saitz R. Receipt of addiction treatment as a consequence of a brief intervention for drug use in primary care: a randomized trial. Addiction. 2017 May; 112(5):818-827.View Related Profiles.

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McCambridge J, Saitz R. Rethinking brief interventions for alcohol in general practice. BMJ. 2017 Jan 20; 356:j116. PMID: 28108452; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j116;

Saitz R. BMJ. Time to avoid inaccurate terms in this field: it’s not substitution, it is opioid agonist treatment. 2017; 357:j1550.
Saitz R. Substance Use and Specific Health Care Settings: Substance use disorders in primary health care. In Saunders JB, Conigrave KM, Latt NC, Nutt DJ, Marshall EJ, Ling W, Higuchi S (Eds). Addiction Medicine, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 2016.
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Williams EC, Hahn JA, Saitz R, Bryant K, Lira MC, Samet JH. Alcohol Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Future Directions. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Oct; 40(10):2056-2072.View Related Profiles.

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Xuan Z, Naimi TS, Kaplan MS, Bagge CL, Few LR, Maisto S, Saitz R, Freeman R. Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Oct; 40(10):2043-2055.View Related Profiles.

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Walter AW, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Samet JH, Bernstein J, Saitz R. Are decreases in drug use risk associated with reductions in HIV sex risk behaviors among adults in an urban hospital primary care setting? Prev Med Rep. 2016 Dec; 4:410-6.View Related Profiles.

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Maynié-François C, Cheng DM, Samet JH, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Palfai T, Bernstein J, Saitz R. Unhealthy alcohol use in primary care patients who screen positive for drug use. Subst Abus. 2017 Jul-Sep; 38(3):303-308.View Related Profiles.

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Naimi TS, Stockwell T, Zhao J, Xuan Z, Dangardt F, Saitz R, Liang W, Chikritzhs T. Selection biases in observational studies affect associations between 'moderate' alcohol consumption and mortality. Addiction. 2017 Feb; 112(2):207-214.View Related Profiles.

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Kharasch SJ, McBride DR, Saitz R, Myers WP. Drinking to toxicity: college students referred for emergency medical evaluation. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2016 06 08; 11(1):11.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. Editor's Note: Congratulations to the 2016 Author and Reviewer Award Winners. J Addict Med. 2016 May-Jun; 10(3):139. PMID: 27223832; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000217;

Saitz R. Editor's response to Newman and Gevertz "Stigmatizing and Misleading Terminology-More". J Addict Med. 2016 May-Jun; 10(3):208-9. PMID: 27223835; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000205;

Park TW, Saitz R, Nelson KP, Xuan Z, Liebschutz JM, Lasser KE. The association between benzodiazepine prescription and aberrant drug-related behaviors in primary care patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. Subst Abus. 2016 Oct-Dec; 37(4):516-520.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 27092738; PMCID: PMC5708125; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2016.1179242;

Saitz R, Wakeman SE, Kelly JF. The Integration of Care for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Other Behavioral Health Conditions Into Primary Care. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Mar 15; 164(6):447. PMID: 26974721; DOI: 10.7326/L15-0525;

Tsui JI, Cheng DM, Quinn E, Bridden C, Merlin JS, Saitz R, Samet JH. Pain and Mortality Risk in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders. AIDS Behav. 2016 Mar; 20(3):583-9.View Related Profiles.

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Palfai TP, Tahaney K, Winter M, Saitz R. Readiness-to-change as a moderator of a web-based brief intervention for marijuana among students identified by health center screening. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Apr 1; 161:368-71. PMID: 26948755; PMCID: PMC5986176; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.027;

Alford DP, German JS, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Saitz R. Primary Care Patients with Drug Use Report Chronic Pain and Self-Medicate with Alcohol and Other Drugs. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 May; 31(5):486-91.View Related Profiles.

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Palfai TP, Cheng DM, Bernstein JA, Palmisano J, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Goodness T, Saitz R. Is the quality of brief motivational interventions for drug use in primary care associated with subsequent drug use? Addict Behav. 2016 May; 56:8-14.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. International Statement Recommending Against the Use of Terminology That Can Stigmatize People. J Addict Med. 2016 Jan-Feb; 10(1):1-2. PMID: 26588846; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000178;

Kim TW, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Bernstein J, Wang N, German J, Saitz R. The spectrum of unhealthy drug use and quality of care for hypertension and diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open. 2015; 5(12):e008508.View Related Profiles.

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McNeely J, Saitz R. Appropriate Screening for Substance Use vs Disorder. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Dec; 175(12):1997-8. PMID: 26641355; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6517;

Campbell-Scherer D, Saitz R. Improving reporting and utility of evaluations of complex interventions. Evid Based Med. 2016 Feb; 21(1):1-3. PMID: 26608477; DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110342;

Saitz R. Commentary on Gelberg et al. 2015: Alcohol and other drug screening and brief intervention--evidence in crisis. Addiction. 2015 Nov; 110(11):1791-3. PMID: 26471160; DOI: 10.1111/add.13054;

Saitz R. Things that Work, Things that Don't Work, and Things that Matter--Including Words. J Addict Med. 2015 Nov-Dec; 9(6):429-30. PMID: 26517322; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000160;

Fuster D, Cheng DM, Wang N, Bernstein JA, Palfai TP, Alford DP, Samet JH, Saitz R. Brief intervention for daily marijuana users identified by screening in primary care: A subgroup analysis of the ASPIRE randomized clinical trial. Subst Abus. 2016 Apr-Jun; 37(2):336-42.View Related Profiles.

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Johnson NA, Kypri K, Latter J, McElduff P, Attia J, Saitz R, Saunders JB, Wolfenden L, Dunlop A, Doran C, McCambridge J. Effect of telephone follow-up on retention and balance in an alcohol intervention trial. Prev Med Rep. 2015; 2:746-9. PMID: 26844146; PMCID: PMC4721312; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.08.016;

Park TW, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Bernstein J, Palfai TP, Saitz R. Changes in health outcomes as a function of abstinence and reduction in illicit psychoactive drug use: a prospective study in primary care. Addiction. 2015 Sep; 110(9):1476-83.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. 'SBIRT' is the answer? Probably not. Addiction. 2015 Sep; 110(9):1416-7. PMID: 26223169; DOI: 10.1111/add.12986;

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Kelly JF, Wakeman SE, Saitz R. The Reply. Am J Med. 2015 Jul; 128(7):e31. PMID: 26092077; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.03.003;

Park TW, Saitz R, Ganoczy D, Ilgen MA, Bohnert AS. Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and deaths from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics: case-cohort study. BMJ. 2015; 350:h2698.View Related Profiles.

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Naimi TS, Babor T, Chikritzhs T, Stockwell TR, McCambridge J, Miller P, Xuan Z, Bradley K, Blanchette JG, Kypri K, Saitz R. Let's Not "Relax" Evidence Standards when Recommending Risky Preventive Therapeutic Agents. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2015 Jul; 39(7):1275-6.View Related Profiles.

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McNeely J, Strauss SM, Saitz R, Cleland CM, Palamar JJ, Rotrosen J, Gourevitch MN. A Brief Patient Self-administered Substance Use Screening Tool for Primary Care: Two-site Validation Study of the Substance Use Brief Screen (SUBS). Am J Med. 2015 Jul; 128(7):784.e9-19. PMID: 25770031; PMCID: PMC4475501; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.02.007;

Zarkin G, Bray J, Hinde J, Saitz R. Costs of screening and brief intervention for illicit drug use in primary care settings. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2015 Mar; 76(2):222-8. PMID: 25785797; PMCID: PMC5374475; DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.222;

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Saitz R. Screening and brief intervention for unhealthy drug use: little or no efficacy. Front Psychiatry. 2014; 5:121. PMID: 25228887; PMCID: PMC4151000; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00121;

Johnson NA, Kypri K, Latter J, McElduff P, Saunders JB, Saitz R, Attia J, Dunlop A, Doran C, Wolfenden L, McCambridge J. Prevalence of unhealthy alcohol use in hospital outpatients. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Nov 1; 144:270-3. PMID: 25193718; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.08.014;

Saitz R. The best evidence for alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care supports efficacy, at best, not effectiveness: you say tomato, I say tomato? That's not all it's about. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2014; 9:14. PMID: 25168288; PMCID: PMC4146443; DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-9-14;

Feldstein Ewing SW, Saitz R. Peer review of human studies run amok: a break in the fiduciary relation between scientists and the public. Evid Based Med. 2015 Feb; 20(1):1-2. PMID: 25121564; PMCID: PMC4316860; DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110076;

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Johnson NA, Kypri K, Saunders JB, Saitz R, Attia J, Dunlop A, Doran C, McElduff P, Wolfenden L, McCambridge J. The hospital outpatient alcohol project (HOAP): protocol for an individually randomized, parallel-group superiority trial of electronic alcohol screening and brief intervention versus screening alone for unhealthy alcohol use. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2013; 8:14. PMID: 24004498; PMCID: PMC3766680; DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-8-14;

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Saitz R. Most inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use have an alcohol use disorder. Int J Public Health. 2010 Dec; 55(6):527-8; author reply 529-30. PMID: 20535524; DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0158-z;

Amaral-Sabadini MB, Saitz R, Souza-Formigoni ML. Do attitudes about unhealthy alcohol and other drug (AOD) use impact primary care professionals' readiness to implement AOD-related preventive care? Drug Alcohol Rev. 2010 Nov; 29(6):655-61. PMID: 20973851; PMCID: PMC2965619; DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00222.x;

Saitz R. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care: Absence of evidence for efficacy in people with dependence or very heavy drinking. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2010 Nov; 29(6):631-40. PMID: 20973848; PMCID: PMC2966031; DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00217.x;

Merrick ES, Hodgkin D, Garnick DW, Horgan CM, Panas L, Ryan M, Blow FC, Saitz R. Older adults' inpatient and emergency department utilization for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions: relationship with alcohol consumption. J Aging Health. 2011 Feb; 23(1):86-111. PMID: 20935248; PMCID: PMC3021178; DOI: 10.1177/0898264310385114;

Field CA, Baird J, Saitz R, Caetano R, Monti PM. The mixed evidence for brief intervention in emergency departments, trauma care centers, and inpatient hospital settings: what should we do? Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 Dec; 34(12):2004-10. PMID: 20860610; PMCID: PMC2988943; DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01297.x;

Orwat J, Samet JH, Tompkins CP, Cheng DM, Dentato MP, Saitz R. Factors associated with attendance in 12-step groups (Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous) among adults with alcohol problems living with HIV/AIDS. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Jan 15; 113(2-3):165-71.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19371494; PMCID: PMC2670748; DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.426;

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Friedmann PD, Saitz R, Samet JH. Principles of Addiction Medicine (Ries R, Fiellin D, Miller S, Saitz R, eds.). Linking Addiction Treatment with Other Medical and psychiatric Treatment Systems. American Society of Addiction Medicine. Chevy Chase. 2009.
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Alford DP, Bridden C, Jackson AH, Saitz R, Amodeo M, Barnes HN, Samet JH. Promoting substance use education among generalist physicians: an evaluation of the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jan; 24(1):40-7.View Related Profiles.

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Gordon AJ, Fiellin DA, Friedmann PD, Gourevitch MN, Kraemer KL, Arnsten JH, Saitz R. Update in addiction medicine for the primary care clinician. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Dec; 23(12):2112-6. PMID: 18830761; PMCID: PMC2596507; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0806-7;

Merrick EL, Hodgkin D, Garnick DW, Horgan CM, Panas L, Ryan M, Saitz R, Blow FC. Unhealthy drinking patterns and receipt of preventive medical services by older adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov; 23(11):1741-8. PMID: 18716847; PMCID: PMC2585680; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0753-3;

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Kartha A, Brower V, Saitz R, Samet JH, Keane TM, Liebschutz J. The impact of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder on healthcare utilization among primary care patients. Med Care. 2008 Apr; 46(4):388-93.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. The Boston Globe. Much pressure comes from patients (letter to the editor). 2008.
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Rothman EF, Cheng DM, Pedley A, Samet JH, Palfai T, Liebschutz JM, Saitz R. Interpersonal violence exposure and alcohol treatment utilization among medical inpatients with alcohol dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Jun; 34(4):464-70.View Related Profiles.

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Larson MJ, Paasche-Orlow M, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Saitz R, Samet JH. Persistent pain is associated with substance use after detoxification: a prospective cohort analysis. Addiction. 2007 May; 102(5):752-60.View Related Profiles.

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Cheng DM, Nunes D, Libman H, Vidaver J, Alperen JK, Saitz R, Samet JH. Impact of hepatitis C on HIV progression in adults with alcohol problems. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2007 May; 31(5):829-36.View Related Profiles.

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Liebschutz J, Saitz R, Brower V, Keane TM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Averbuch T, Samet JH. PTSD in urban primary care: high prevalence and low physician recognition. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jun; 22(6):719-26.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R, Gaeta J, Cheng DM, Richardson JM, Larson MJ, Samet JH. Risk of mortality during four years after substance detoxification in urban adults. J Urban Health. 2007 Mar; 84(2):272-82.View Related Profiles.

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Lincoln A, Paasche-Orlow MK, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Caruso C, Saitz R, Samet JH. Impact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related: quality of life among adults with addiction. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Aug; 21(8):818-22.View Related Profiles.

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Libman H, Saitz R, Nunes D, Cheng DM, Richardson JM, Vidaver J, Alperen JK, Samet JH. Hepatitis C infection is associated with depressive symptoms in HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Aug; 101(8):1804-10.View Related Profiles.

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Larson MJ, Saitz R, Horton NJ, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH. Emergency department and hospital utilization among alcohol and drug-dependent detoxification patients without primary medical care. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2006; 32(3):435-52.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz R. New Engl J Med. Unhealthy alcohol use (letter in reply). 2005; 352:2140.
Saitz R, Fiellin D. Intern Med News. Do brief interventions for unhealthy alcohol use work?. 2005; 38(14).

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Friedmann PD, Saitz R, Samet JH. Principles of Addiction Medicine (Graham AW, Schultz TK, Mayo-Smith MF, Ries RK, Wilford BB, eds.). Linking Addiction Treatment with Other Medical and Psychiatric Treatment Systems. American Society of Addiction Medicine. Chevy Chase. 2003; 497-508.
Saitz R. Alcohol screening as good as other recommended screens. BMJ. Boston. 2003. View Publication
Saitz R. Still serious reservations regarding this meta-analysis’ conclusions. BMJ. Boston. 2003. View Publication
Saitz R. A risky preventive approach. BMJ. Boston. 2002. View Publication

Saitz R. Discharges against medical advice: time to address the causes. CMAJ. 2002 Sep 17; 167(6):647-8. PMID: 12358198; PMCID: PMC122027

Saitz R, Friedmann PD, Sullivan LM, Winter MR, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Moskowitz MA, Samet JH. Professional satisfaction experienced when caring for substance-abusing patients: faculty and resident physician perspectives. J Gen Intern Med. 2002 May; 17(5):373-6.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Sullivan, Lisa
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 12047735; PMCID: PMC1495049

Liebschutz J, Savetsky JB, Saitz R, Horton NJ, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH. The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Apr; 22(3):121-8.View Related Profiles.

Liebschutz, Jane
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Horton, Nicholas
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 12039614

Rees VW, Horton NJ, Hingson RW, Saitz R, Samet JH. Injury among detoxification patients: alcohol users' greater risk. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2002 Feb; 26(2):212-7.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
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Saitz, Richard

PMID: 11964560

Saitz R. Mock IRB educational video, produced by Office of Clinical Research, Boston University School of Medicine. 2002.

Rees V, Saitz R, Horton NJ, Samet J. Association of alcohol consumption with HIV sex- and drug-risk behaviors among drug users. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2001 Oct; 21(3):129-34.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
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Saitz, Richard

PMID: 11728786

Friedmann PD, Saitz R, Gogineni A, Zhang JX, Stein MD. Validation of the screening strategy in the NIAAA "Physicians' Guide to Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems". J Stud Alcohol. 2001 Mar; 62(2):234-8.View Related Profiles.

Stein, Michael
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PMID: 11332444

Friedmann PD, McCullough D, Saitz R. Screening and intervention for illicit drug abuse: a national survey of primary care physicians and psychiatrists. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Jan 22; 161(2):248-51. PMID: 11176739

Samet JH, Friedmann P, Saitz R. Benefits of linking primary medical care and substance abuse services: patient, provider, and societal perspectives. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Jan 8; 161(1):85-91.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 11146702

Hilton ME, Maisto SA, Conigliaro J, McNiel M, Kraemer K, Kelley ME, Conigliaro R, Samet JH, Larson MJ, Savetsky J, Winter M, Sullivan LM, Saitz R, Weisner C, Mertens J, Parthasarathy S, Moore C, Hunkeler E, Hu TW, Selby J, Stout RL, Zywiak W, Rubin A, Zwick W, Shepard D. Improving alcoholism treatment across the spectrum of services. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 Jan; 25(1):128-35.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
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Saitz, Richard

PMID: 11198708

Saitz R, Sullivan LM, Samet JH. Training Community-Based Clinicians in Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Abuse Problems: Translating Evidence into Practice. Subst Abus. 2000 Mar; 21(1):21-31.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Sullivan, Lisa
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 12466645; DOI: 10.1080/08897070009511415;

Saitz R, Ghali WA, Moskowitz MA. The impact of leaving against medical advice on hospital resource utilization. J Gen Intern Med. 2000 Feb; 15(2):103-7. PMID: 10672113; PMCID: PMC1495341

Friedmann PD, McCullough D, Chin MH, Saitz R. Screening and intervention for alcohol problems. A national survey of primary care physicians and psychiatrists. J Gen Intern Med. 2000 Feb; 15(2):84-91. PMID: 10672110; PMCID: PMC1495340

Saitz R. Talking about treatment. Ann Intern Med. 2000 Jan 4; 132(1):93; author reply 94. PMID: 10627262

Ghali WA, Saitz R, Eskew AH, Gupta M, Quan H, Hershman WY. Successful teaching in evidence-based medicine. Med Educ. 2000 Jan; 34(1):18-22.View Related Profiles.

Saitz, Richard
Hershman, Warren

PMID: 10607274

Shwartz M, Saitz R, Mulvey K, Brannigan P. The value of acupuncture detoxification programs in a substance abuse treatment system. J Subst Abuse Treat. 1999 Dec; 17(4):305-12. PMID: 10587932

Saitz R, Ghali WA, Moskowitz MA. Characteristics of patients with pneumonia who are discharged from hospitals against medical advice. Am J Med. 1999 Nov; 107(5):507-9. PMID: 10569306

Kraemer KL, Conigliaro J, Saitz R. Managing alcohol withdrawal in the elderly. Drugs Aging. 1999 Jun; 14(6):409-25. PMID: 10408740

Saitz R. Screening tests for alcohol use disorders. Ann Intern Med. 1999 May 4; 130(9):779; author reply 779-80. PMID: 10357700

Ghali WA, Saitz R, Sargious PM, Hershman WY. Evidence-based medicine and the real world: understanding the controversy. J Eval Clin Pract. 1999 May; 5(2):133-8.View Related Profiles.

Saitz, Richard
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PMID: 10471221

Saitz R, Lepore MF, Sullivan LM, Amaro H, Samet JH. Alcohol abuse and dependence in Latinos living in the United States: validation of the CAGE (4M) questions. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Apr 12; 159(7):718-24.View Related Profiles.

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Saitz, Richard

PMID: 10218752

Saitz R. Currents in Affective Illness. Update on the management of alcohol withdrawal. 1999; 18(3):5-14.
Saitz R. ACP J Club. Abstinence by alcohol abusers for 1 month before surgery reduced complications in the month after surgery. 1999; 5:38.
Saitz R. ACP J Club. Some alcohol screening tests have acceptable test properties for use in general clinical populations of US women. 1999; 1:17.
Saitz R. Evid Based Med. Abstinence by alcohol abusers for 1 month before surgery reduced complications in the month after surgery. 1999; 5:133-138.
Saitz. Evid Based Ment Health. Some alcohol screening tests have acceptable test properties for use in general clinical populations of North American women. 1999; 2:20.

Saitz R. Patients with alcohol problems. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jul 9; 339(2):130-1. PMID: 9669907

Friedmann PD, Saitz R, Samet JH. Management of adults recovering from alcohol or other drug problems: relapse prevention in primary care. JAMA. 1998 Apr 15; 279(15):1227-31.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 9555766

Saitz R. Introduction to alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol Health Res World. 1998; 22(1):5-12. PMID: 15706727

Saitz R. Evid Based Ment Health. Brief advice reduced drinking in non-dependent problem drinkers. 1998; 1:19.
Saitz R. Prim Care News. Evidence-based medicine. Narrowing gap between research, clinical practice. 1998.

Saitz R, Mulvey KP, Plough A, Samet JH. Physician unawareness of serious substance abuse. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1997 Aug; 23(3):343-54.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 9261484

Saitz R, Ghali WA, Moskowitz MA. The impact of alcohol-related diagnoses on pneumonia outcomes. Arch Intern Med. 1997 Jul 14; 157(13):1446-52. PMID: 9224223

Saitz R, O'Malley SS. Pharmacotherapies for alcohol abuse. Withdrawal and treatment. Med Clin North Am. 1997 Jul; 81(4):881-907. PMID: 9222259

Saitz R. Evid Based Med. Brief advice reduced drinking in non-dependent problem drinkers. 1997; 2:183.
Mayo-Smith MF; for the American Society of Addiction Medicine Working Group on Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Withdrawal [Cushman P Jr, Hill AJ, Jara G, Kasser C, Kraus M, Nauts D, Saitz R, Smith JW, Sullivan J, Thiessen N]. JAMA. Pharmacological management of alcohol withdrawal: a meta-analysis and evidence-based practice guideline (letter-in reply). 1997; 278:144-151.
Saitz R. ACP J Club. Brief advice reduced drinking in non-dependent problem drinkers. 1997; 63:127.

Saitz R, Friedman LS, Mayo-Smith MF. Alcohol withdrawal: a nationwide survey of inpatient treatment practices. J Gen Intern Med. 1995 Sep; 10(9):479-87. PMID: 8523149

Rawitscher LA, Saitz R, Friedman LS. Adolescents' preferences regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related physician counseling and HIV testing. Pediatrics. 1995 Jul; 96(1 Pt 1):52-8. PMID: 7596723

Saitz R. Recognition and management of occult alcohol withdrawal. Hosp Pract (1995). 1995 Jun 15; 30(6):49-54, 56-8. PMID: 7782400

Saitz R, Mayo-Smith MF. JAMA. Individualized treatment of alcohol withdrawal (letter-in reply). 1995; 273:183-184.
Saitz R. Hosp Prac. Barbiturates in alcohol withdrawal. 1995; 30:26-28.

Saitz R, Mayo-Smith MF, Roberts MS, Redmond HA, Bernard DR, Calkins DR. Individualized treatment for alcohol withdrawal. A randomized double-blind controlled trial. JAMA. 1994 Aug 17; 272(7):519-23. PMID: 8046805

Saitz R. Do the poor sue more? JAMA. 1994 Feb 16; 271(7):503; author reply 504. PMID: 8301761

Saitz R. The Prevention of Venous Thrombo-embolism (Goldhaber SZ, ed.). Neurosurgery. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York. 1993; 425-438.

Saitz R, Friedmann PD, Roberts MS. Continued zidovudine or didanosine for human immunodeficiency virus infection. N Engl J Med. 1992 Nov 26; 327(22):1598; author reply 1599. PMID: 1435891

Saitz R, Williams BW, Farber HW. Atenolol-induced cardiovascular collapse treated with hemodialysis. Crit Care Med. 1991 Jan; 19(1):116-8.View Related Profiles.

Farber, Harrison
Saitz, Richard

PMID: 1986875

Bierer MF, Saitz R. Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice (Johnson B, ed.). Unhealthy alcohol and drug use in primary care. Elsevier. London. 2.
Oot E, Saitz R. . Boulton M, Wallace R (eds). Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Alcohol and health. Springer.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 73 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2019

Bar chart showing 73 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2019

Year	Publications
1993	1
1995	2
1997	3
1998	2
1999	5
2002	2
2003	7
2004	1
2005	3
2006	1
2007	1
2008	2
2009	4
2010	4
2011	4
2012	2
2013	4
2014	1
2015	1
2016	4
2017	1
2018	5
2019	12
2020	1

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