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Frances R. Levin is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research mainly spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's major research topics include:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Recent notable publications by Frances R. Levin include:

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices (2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
  • New directions in the treatment of opioid withdrawal (2020, The Lancet)
  • Prescription psychostimulants for the treatment of stimulant use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Psychopharmacology)
  • Pharmacotherapeutic strategies for treating cocaine use disorder-what do we have to offer? (2020, Addiction)
  • Signaling-specific inhibition of the CB1 receptor for cannabis use disorder: phase 1 and phase 2a randomized trials (2023, Nature Medicine)

Frances R. Levin has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (17 publications)
  • European Addiction Research (7 publications)
  • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (6 publications)
  • Psychiatric Services (5 publications)
  • American Journal on Addictions (4 publications)

Collaborations play a role in their work, with frequent co-authors including Edward V. Nunes, John J. Mariani, Martina Pavlicová, Nasir H. Naqvi, and Cale Basaraba.

In addition to journal publications, Frances R. Levin has contributed to book literature, including a publication by American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks titled The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Substance Use Disorder Treatment (2021).

Best Publications

  • Treatment of depression in patients with alcohol or other drug dependence: a meta-analysis.

    Edward V. Nunes;Frances R. Levin

  • Rates of Psychiatric Comorbidity Among U.S. Residents with Lifetime Cannabis Dependence

    Vito Agosti;Edward Nunes;Frances Levin

  • Development of a Cascade of Care for responding to the opioid epidemic

    Arthur Robin Williams;Arthur Robin Williams;Edward V. Nunes;Edward V. Nunes;Adam Bisaga;Adam Bisaga;Frances R. Levin;Frances R. Levin

  • Dronabinol for the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Frances R. Levin;John J. Mariani;Daniel J. Brooks;Martina Pavlicova

  • Treatment of cocaine dependent treatment seekers with adult ADHD: double-blind comparison of methylphenidate and placebo.

    Frances R. Levin;Suzette M. Evans;Daniel J. Brooks;Fatima Garawi

  • Prevalence of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among cocaine abusers seeking treatment

    Frances Rudnick Levin;Suzette M Evans;Herbert D Kleber

  • Variability in the prevalence of adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients: results from an international multi-center study exploring DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria

    Geurt van de Glind;Maija Konstenius;Maarten W.J. Koeter;Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen;Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen

  • Treatment of methadone-maintained patients with adult ADHD: Double-blind comparison of methylphenidate, bupropion and placebo

    Frances R. Levin;Suzette M. Evans;Daniel J. Brooks;Aparna S. Kalbag

  • Methylphenidate treatment for cocaine abusers with adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot study.

    Frances R. Levin;Suzette M. Evans;David M. McDowell;Herbert D. Kleber

  • Validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) as a screener for adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients

    Geurt Van de Glind;Wim van den Brink;Maarten W.J. Koeter;Pieter Jan Carpentier

  • Changes in Mood, Cognitive Performance and Appetite in the Late Luteal and Follicular Phases of the Menstrual Cycle in Women With and Without PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)

    Stephanie Collins Reed;Frances R. Levin;Suzette M. Evans

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in treatment-seeking substance use disorder patients with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: results of the IASP study

    Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen;Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen;Geurt van de Glind;Maarten W. J. Koeter;Steve Allsop

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and short-term outcome in early methadone treatment.

    Denise A Hien;Denise A Hien;Edward Nunes;Frances Rudnick Levin;Deborah Fraser;Deborah Fraser

  • Extended-Release Mixed Amphetamine Salts vs Placebo for Comorbid Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Cocaine Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Frances R. Levin;John J. Mariani;Sheila M Specker;Marc E Mooney

  • Treatment of depression in patients with opiate dependence.

    Edward V. Nunes;Maria A. Sullivan;Frances R. Levin

  • Bipolar disorder and substance abuse

    Frances R. Levin;Grace Hennessy

  • Treatment Strategies for Co-Occurring ADHD and Substance Use Disorders

    John J. Mariani;Frances R. Levin

  • Priority actions to improve the care of persons with co-occurring substance abuse and other mental disorders: a call to action.

    Charles P. O'Brien;Dennis S. Charney;Lydia Lewis;James W. Cornish

  • Developing an opioid use disorder treatment cascade: A review of quality measures.

    Arthur Robin Williams;Edward V. Nunes;Adam Bisaga;Harold A. Pincus

  • International Consensus Statement on Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Patients with Comorbid Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

    Cleo L. Crunelle;Cleo L. Crunelle;Wim van den Brink;Franz Moggi;Maija Konstenius

  • Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorders: A Review of the Literature

    Benjamin R. Nordstrom;Frances R. Levin

  • Quantification and Comparison of Marijuana Smoking Practices: Blunts, Joints, and Pipes

    John J. Mariani;Daniel Brooks;Margaret Haney;Frances R. Levin

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Bisaga
Adam Bisaga Columbia University
Richard W. Foltin
Richard W. Foltin Columbia University
Sharlene Kaye
Sharlene Kaye University of New South Wales
Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Robert A. Schoevers
Robert A. Schoevers University Medical Center Groningen
Carl L. Hart
Carl L. Hart Columbia University
Maarten W. J. Koeter
Maarten W. J. Koeter University of Amsterdam
Denise A. Hien
Denise A. Hien Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Aimee N. C. Campbell
Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center
Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga
Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga Autonomous University of Barcelona

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