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Christine E. Grella is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Research topics extensively covered by Christine E. Grella focus on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Homelessness and Social Issues, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Recent significant publications by Christine E. Grella include:

  • A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder within the Criminal Justice System (2020), published in International Journal of Drug Policy
  • A scoping review of factors that influence opioid overdose prevention for justice-involved populations (2021), published in Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy

Other frequently cited works in related areas, although not all authored directly by Grella, appear alongside colleagues' contributions in venues such as Health & Justice and Addiction, among others.

Christine E. Grella's research has appeared regularly in the following publication venues:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Journal of Correctional Health Care
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Health & Justice

Among frequent collaborators are Michael L. Dennis, Christy K. Scott, Dennis P. Watson, John Carnevale, and Alexandra Donovan, reflecting a consistent partnership network in related fields of study.

Best Publications

  • A 33-year follow-up of narcotics addicts.

    Yih-Ing Hser;Valerie Hoffman;Christine E. Grella;M. Douglas Anglin

  • Drug treatment outcomes for adolescents with comorbid mental and substance use disorders.

    Christine E. Grella;Yih-Ing Hser;Vandana Joshi;Jennifer Rounds-Bryant

  • An Evaluation of Drug Treatments for Adolescents in 4 US Cities

    Yih-Ing Hser;Christine E. Grella;Robert L. Hubbard;Shih-Chao Hsieh

  • Childhood trauma and women's health outcomes in a California prison population.

    Nena Messina;Christine E. Grella

  • Drug treatment careers : A conceptual framework and existing research findings

    Yih-Ing Hser;M.Douglas Anglin;Christine Grella;Douglas Longshore

  • Long-term course of opioid addiction.

    Yih-Ing Hser;Elizabeth Evans;Christine Grella;Walter Ling

  • Gender Differences in Drug Treatment Careers Among Clients in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study

    Christine E. Grella;Vandana Joshi

  • Drug addiction and treatment careers among clients in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS).

    M. Douglas Anglin;Yih-Ing Hser;Christine E. Grella

  • From generic to gender-responsive treatment: changes in social policies, treatment services, and outcomes of women in substance abuse treatment.

    Christine E Grella

  • Childhood trauma and health outcomes in adults with comorbid substance abuse and mental health disorders.

    Nancy S. Wu;Laura C. Schairer;Elinam Dellor;Christine Grella

  • A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison

    Nena Messina;Christine E. Grella;Jerry Cartier;Stephanie Torres

  • Associations among childhood trauma, adolescent problem behaviors, and adverse adult outcomes in substance-abusing women offenders.

    Christine E. Grella;Judith A. Stein;Lisa Greenwell

  • Childhood Adverse Events and Current Traumatic Distress A Comparison of Men and Women Drug-Dependent Prisoners

    Nena Messina;Christine Grella;William Burdon;Michael Prendergast

  • Role of social support and self-efficacy in treatment outcomes among clients with co-occurring disorders☆

    Jazmin I. Warren;Judith A. Stein;Christine E. Grella

  • Mothers in substance abuse treatment: differences in characteristics based on involvement with child welfare services.

    Christine E. Grella;Yih-Ing Hser;Yu-Chuang Huang

  • Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: Findings from the California Quality of Life Survey

    Christine E Grella;Lisa Greenwell;Vickie M Mays;Susan D Cochran

  • Prior treatment experience related to process and outcomes in DATOS.

    Yih-Ing Hser;Christine E Grella;Shih-Chao Hsieh;M.Douglas Anglin

  • Do drug treatment services predict reunification outcomes of mothers and their children in child welfare

    Christine E. Grella;Barbara Needell;Yifei Shi;Yih-Ing Hser

  • Gender and comorbidity among individuals with opioid use disorders in the NESARC study.

    Christine E. Grella;Mitchell P. Karno;Umme S. Warda;Noosha Niv

  • Gender differences in physical and mental health outcomes among an aging cohort of individuals with a history of heroin dependence.

    Christine E. Grella;Katherine Lovinger

  • Cocaine and crack use and HIV risk behaviors among high-risk methadone maintenance clients

    Christine E. Grella;M.Douglas Anglin;Stuart E. Wugalter

Frequent Co-Authors

Yih-Ing Hser
Yih-Ing Hser University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Evans University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christy K. Scott
Christy K. Scott Chestnut Health Systems
Richard A. Rawson
Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles
Judith A. Stein
Judith A. Stein University of California, Los Angeles
Vickie M. Mays
Vickie M. Mays University of California, Los Angeles
Susan D. Cochran
Susan D. Cochran University of California, Los Angeles
Rodney R. Funk
Rodney R. Funk Chestnut Health Systems
Peter D. Friedmann
Peter D. Friedmann University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kevin Knight
Kevin Knight Texas Christian University

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