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Robert P. Schwartz is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and related subfields such as General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

The central themes in Schwartz's work revolve around opioid use disorder treatment and substance abuse outcomes. Specific topics addressed include:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Schwartz has contributed to multiple high-impact publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Preventing Hospital Readmission for Patients With Comorbid Substance Use Disorder," 2021, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Documented opioid use disorder and its treatment in primary care patients across six U.S. health systems," 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "PRimary Care Opioid Use Disorders treatment (PROUD) trial protocol: a pragmatic, cluster-randomized implementation trial in primary care for opioid use disorder treatment," 2021, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
  • "Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "One million screened: Scaling up SBIRT and buprenorphine treatment in hospital emergency departments across Maryland," 2020, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Frequently, Schwartz publishes in the following venues:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
  • Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine

The scientist often collaborates with a recurring set of co-authors, including:

  • Shannon Gwin Mitchell
  • Jan Gryczynski
  • Kevin E. O'Grady
  • Laura B. Monico
  • Courtney Nordeck

Best Publications

  • Opioid agonist treatments and heroin overdose deaths in Baltimore, Maryland, 1995-2009.

    Robert P. Schwartz;Jan Gryczynski;Kevin E. O’Grady;Joshua M. Sharfstein

  • A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: results at 12 months postrelease.

    Timothy W. Kinlock;Michael S. Gordon;Robert P. Schwartz;Terrence T. Fitzgerald

  • Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool for Substance Use Screening in Primary Care Patients

    Jennifer McNeely;Li Tzy Wu;Geetha Subramaniam;Gaurav Sharma

  • Medication-assisted treatment in criminal justice agencies affiliated with the criminal justice-drug abuse treatment studies (CJ-DATS): availability, barriers, and intentions.

    Peter D. Friedmann;Randall Hoskinson;Randall Hoskinson;Randall Hoskinson;Michael Gordon;Robert Schwartz

  • A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: findings at 6 months post-release.

    Michael S. Gordon;Timothy W. Kinlock;Robert P. Schwartz;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • SBIRT for adolescent drug and alcohol use: Current status and future directions

    Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Jan Gryczynski;Kevin E. O'Grady;Robert P. Schwartz

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interim Methadone Maintenance

    Robert P Schwartz;David A Highfield;Jerome H Jaffe;Joseph V Brady

  • A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at 1-month post-release

    Timothy W. Kinlock;Michael S. Gordon;Robert P. Schwartz;Kevin O’Grady

  • Why don't out-of-treatment individuals enter methadone treatment programmes?

    James A. Peterson;Robert P. Schwartz;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Heather Schacht Reisinger

  • Pregnant Women's Current and Intended Cannabis Use in Relation to Their Views Toward Legalization and Knowledge of Potential Harm.

    Katrina Mark;Jan Gryczynski;Ellen Axenfeld;Robert P. Schwartz

  • Predictors of methadone treatment retention from a multi-site study: a survival analysis.

    Sharon M. Kelly;Kevin E. O’Grady;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Barry S. Brown

  • Validity of Brief Screening Instrument for Adolescent Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

    Sharon M. Kelly;Jan Gryczynski;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Arethusa Kirk

  • Update on Barriers to Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorders.

    Anjalee Sharma;Sharon M. Kelly;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Jan Gryczynski

  • Attitudes Toward Buprenorphine and Methadone Among Opioid-Dependent Individuals

    Robert P. Schwartz;Sharon M. Kelly;Kevin E. O'Grady;Shannon Gwin Mitchell

  • Psychiatric, psychosocial, and physical health correlates of co-occurring cannabis use disorders and nicotine dependence

    Erica N. Peters;Robert P. Schwartz;Shuai Wang;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • Leaving buprenorphine treatment: Patients' reasons for cessation of care

    Jan Gryczynski;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Jerome H. Jaffe;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • A Study of Methadone Maintenance for Male Prisoners 3-Month Postrelease Outcomes

    Timothy W. Kinlock;Michael S. Gordon;Robert P. Schwartz;Kevin E. O'Grady

  • Buprenorphine Treatment and 12-step Meeting Attendance: Conflicts, Compatibilities, and Patient Outcomes.

    Laura B. Monico;Jan Gryczynski;Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Robert P. Schwartz

  • A randomized controlled trial of prison-initiated buprenorphine: Prison outcomes and community treatment entry

    Michael S. Gordon;Timothy W. Kinlock;Robert P. Schwartz;Terrence T. Fitzgerald

  • Premature Discharge from Methadone Treatment: Patient Perspectives

    Heather Schacht Reisinger;Robert P. Schwartz;Shannon Gwin Gwin Mitchell;James A. Peterson

  • Uses of Diverted Methadone and Buprenorphine by Opioid-Addicted Individuals in Baltimore, Maryland

    Shannon Gwin Mitchell;Sharon M. Kelly;Barry S. Brown;Heather Schacht Reisinger

  • Prevalence, patterns, and correlates of multiple substance use disorders among adult primary care patients

    William S. John;He Zhu;Paolo Mannelli;Robert P. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin E. O'Grady
Kevin E. O'Grady University of Maryland, College Park
Shannon Gwin Mitchell
Shannon Gwin Mitchell Friends Research Institute
Barry S. Brown
Barry S. Brown University of North Carolina Wilmington
Lisa R. Metsch
Lisa R. Metsch Columbia University
Daniel J. Feaster
Daniel J. Feaster University of Miami
Robert K. Brooner
Robert K. Brooner Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James L. Sorensen
James L. Sorensen University of California, San Francisco
Gary A. Zarkin
Gary A. Zarkin Research Triangle Park Foundation
John R. Knight
John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital
Stephen T. Higgins
Stephen T. Higgins University of Vermont

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