Publications by authors named "Jaclyn S Sadicario"
Article Synopsis
- - Veterans with substance use disorder (SUD) often face high severity and relapse risks, but they may have limited access to evidence-based treatments due to location and transportation issues; telehealth approaches could help bridge this gap.
- - The study transitioned Transcending Self Therapy (TST) from in-person delivery to a remote model because of COVID-19, allowing veterans in the same room to receive therapy from an off-site therapist during a 28-day program.
- - Results showed significant improvements in quality of life for both telehealth and in-person treatment groups, with no noticeable difference in outcomes, highlighting the effectiveness and acceptability of remote SUD therapy for veterans.
Prevalence and Social Acceptability of Cannabis, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use in Adult Women.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- As more US states legalize cannabis, more people are using it and view it more positively; this study focused on how cannabis use relates to social acceptability and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
- The study involved 210 nonpregnant women, averaging 38.7 years old, and examined their recent and lifetime use of cannabis, cigarettes, and alcohol, showing 12.9% used cannabis recently.
- Higher acceptability of cannabis was linked to greater acceptance of other substances, with anxious women being more likely to view cannabis favorably, indicating potential areas for further research and education.
Objective: This article presents a brief overview of the challenges and facilitators to the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for pregnant and parenting women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we highlight the deployment of telepsychology services during the pandemic by an integrated, trainee-based women & addictions program that provides care via a multidisciplinary team, including an obstetrician, addiction medicine fellow, nurse, behavioral health trainees, violence prevention advocates, and pediatric provider.
Methods: We outline unique adaptations that the program made to shift from in-person psychology trainee services to telepsychology.
Background: The objective of the current study was to examine predictors and moderators of response to two HIV sexual risk interventions of different content and duration for individuals in substance abuse treatment programs.
Methods: Participants were recruited from community drug treatment programs participating in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN). Data were pooled from two parallel randomized controlled CTN studies (one with men and one with women) each examining the impact of a multi-session motivational and skills training program, in comparison to a single-session HIV education intervention, on the degree of reduction in unprotected sex from baseline to 3- and 6- month follow-ups.
Background: Little in known about the extent to which outcome measures used in studies of the treatment of cocaine dependence are associated with longer-term use and with broader measures of clinical improvement. The current study examined reductions in use, and abstinence-oriented measures, in relation to functioning and longer-term clinical benefits in the treatment of cocaine dependence.
Methods: Overall drug use, cocaine use, and functioning in a number of addiction-related domains for 487 patients diagnosed with DSM-IV cocaine dependence and treated with one of four psychosocial interventions in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Treatment Study were assessed monthly during 6 months of treatment and at 9, 12, 15, and 18 month follow-up.