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Richard Rawson, Ph.D.

Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and Professor-in-Residence at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, in which he has been a member for more than 20 years. He received a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Vermont in 1974. Dr. Rawson oversees clinical trials on pharmacological and psychosocial addiction treatments. He is principal investigator of the Los Angeles County Evaluation System Program (LACES) and the California Outcome System Monitoring Program (CalOMS). He has led addiction research and training projects for the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. State Department, exporting science-based knowledge to many parts of the world. Dr. Rawson has published 2 books, 27 book chapters, and over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has conducted over 1,000 workshops, paper presentations, and training sessions.

Education and Training

  • University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, B.A., Psychology, 1970
  • University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Ph.D., Psychology, 1974

Specialties

  • Methamphetamine
  • Behavioral Treatment Research
  • Medication Research
  • Treatment System Evaluation
  • International Addiction Research
  • Addiction Training

Contact Info

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu

Selected Publications

Selected Peer-reviewed Publications (From a List of 175+)

  1. Rawson, R.A., McCann, M.J., Hasson, A., & Ling, W. (2000). Addiction pharmacotherapy 2000: New options and new challenges. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32, 371-378.
  2. Rawson, R.A., McCann, M.J., Shoptaw, S., Miotto, K., Frosch, D.L., Obert, J.L., & Ling, W.  (2001).  Naltrexone for opiate addiction: The evaluation of a manualized psychosocial protocol to enhance treatment response. Drug and Alcohol Review, 20, 69-80.
  3. Rawson, R.A., & Obert, J.L. (2002).  The substance abuse treatment system in the U.S.  What is it? What does it do? Myths and misconceptions.  Occupational Medicine, 17, 27-39.
  4. Rawson, R.A., Anglin, M.D., & Ling, W.  (2002). Will the methamphetamine problem go away?  Journal of Addictive Diseases, 21, 5-19.
  5. Marinelli-Casey, P.J., Domier, C.  & Rawson, R.A. (2002).  The gap between research and practice in substance abuse treatment.  Psychiatric Services, 53, 984-987.
  6. Rawson, R.A., Washton, A.M., Domier, C., & Reiber, C.  (2002).  Drugs and sexual effects: Role of drug type and gender.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 22, 103-108.
  7. Reiber, C., Ramirez, A., Parent, D., & Rawson, R.A. (2002).  Predicting treatment success at multiple timepoints in diverse patient populations of cocaine-dependent individuals.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 68, 35-48.
  8. Miotto, K., McCann, M.J., Basch, J., Rawson, R.A., & Ling, W.  (2002).  Naltrexone and dysphoria: Fact or myth?  American Journal on Addictions, 11, 151-160.
  9. Rawson, R.A., Gonzales, R., & Brethen, P. (2002). Treatment of methamphetamine use disorders: An update. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 145-150.
  10. Shoptaw, S., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Yang, X., Frosch, D., Nahom, D., Jarvik, M.E., Rawson, R.A., & Ling, W.  (2002). Smoking cessation in methadone maintenance.  Addiction, 97, 1317-1328.
  11. Rawson, R.A., Marinelli-Casey, P., & Ling W. (2002) Dancing with strangers: Will U.S. substance abuse practice and research build mutually productive relationships? Addictive Behaviors, 27, 941-950.
  12. Rawson, R.A., & Stein, J. (2002).  Blending clinical practice and research: Forging partnerships to enhance drug addiction treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 67-68.
  13. Spear, S., & Rawson, R.A. (2002).  Linking substance abuse researchers and practitioners in the substance abuse field: Perspectives of two “bridgers.” Journal of Drug Issues, 32, 881-892.
  14. Rawson, R.A., & Branch, C. (2002). Connecting substance abuse treatment and research:  “Lets make a deal.” Journal of Drug Issues, 32, 769-782.
  15. Crevecoeur, D., Finnerty, B., & Rawson, R. (2002). The Los Angeles County Evaluation System (LACES): Bringing accountability to alcohol and drug abuse treatment through a collaboration between providers, payers, and researchers.  Journal of Drug Issues, 32, 865-880.
  16. Obert, J.L., London, E.D., & Rawson, R.A. (2002).  Incorporating brain research findings into standard treatment: An example using the Matrix Model. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 107-113.
  17. Forman, R., Dackis, C., & Rawson, R. (2002). Substance abuse: 12 principles to more effective outpatient treatment. Current Psychiatry, 1, 16-24.
  18. Rawson, R.A., Marinelli-Casey, P., & Huber, A. (2002). A multisite evaluation of treatment of methamphetamine dependence in adults. In J.M. Herrell & R.B. Straw (Eds.), Conducting multiple site evaluations in real-world settings. New Directions for Evaluation, 94, 73-87.
  19. Rawson, R.A., Huber, A., McCann, M.J., Shoptaw, S., Farabee, D. Reiber, C., & Ling, W. (2002).  A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioral approaches during methadone maintenance treatment for cocaine dependence.  Archives of General Psychiatry, 59, 817-824.
  20. Isralowitz, R., Afifi, M., & Rawson, R.,  (Eds.) (2002). Drug problems: Cross-cultural policy and program development.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
  21. Farabee, D., Rawson, R., & McCann, M. (2002).  Adoption of drug avoidance activities among patients in contingency management and cognitive-behavioral treatments. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 343-350.
  22. Sorensen, J. L., Rawson, R., Guydish, J., & Zweben, J. (Eds.)  (2003).  Drug abuse treatment through collaboration: Practice and research partnerships that work.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  23. Messina, N., Farabee, D., & Rawson, R. (2003). Treatment responsivity of cocaine-dependent patients with antisocial personality disorder to cognitive-behavioral and contingency management interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 320-329.
  24. Ling, W., Rawson, R.A., & Compton, M. (2003). Clinical treatment of opioid addiction and dependence.  Methods in Molecular Medicine, 84, 285-295.
  25. Stizer, M.L., Owen, P.L., Hall, S.M., Rawson, R.A., & Petry, N.M. (2003). CPDD policy statement. Standards for drug abuse treatment providers.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 71, 213-215.
  26. London, E.D., Simon, S.L., Berman, S.M., Mandelkern, M.A., Lichtman, A.M., Bramen, J., Shinn, A.K., Miotto, K., Learn, J., Dong, Y., Matochik, J.A., Kurian, V., Newton, T., Woods, R., Rawson, R., & Ling, W. (2004). Mood disturbances and regional cerebral metabolic abnormalities in recently abstinent methamphetamine abusers. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 73-84.
  27. Rawson, R.A., Marinelli-Casey, P., Anglin, M.D., Dickow, A., Frazier, Y., Gallagher, C., Galloway, G.P., Herrell, J., Huber, A., McCann, M.J., Obert, J., Pennell, S., Reiber, C., Vandersloot, D., & Zweben, J; Methamphetamine Treatment Project Corporate Authors.  (2004). A multi-site comparison of psychosocial approaches for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence.  Addiction, 99, 708-717.
  28. London, E.D., Berman, S., Voytek, B, Simon, S.L., Mandelkern, M.A., Monterrosso, J., Thompson, P, Brody, A, Gaega, J, Hong, M., Hayashi, K., Rawson, R.A., & Ling, W. (2005). Cerebral metabolic dysfunction and impaired vigilance in recently abstinent methamphetamine users. Biological Psychiatry, 58, 770-778.
  29. Rawson, R.A., McCann, M.J., Flammino, F., Shoptaw, S., Miotto, K., Reiber, C., & Ling, W. (2006). A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioral approaches for stimulant-dependent individuals.  Addiction, 101, 267-274.
  30. Rawson, R. A., Gonzales, R., & Ling, W. (2006) Methamphetamine abuse and dependence: An update.  New Directions in Psychiatry, 26, 221-236.
  31. Gonzales, R., Marinelli-Casey, P., Shoptaw, S., Ang, A., & Rawson, R.A. (2006). Hepatitis C virus infection among methamphetamine-dependent individuals in outpatient treatment  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31, 195-202.
  32. Venneman, S., Leuchter, A., Bartzokis, G., Beckson, M., Simon, S.L., Schaefer, M., Rawson, R.A., Newton, T., Cook, I.A., Uijtdehaage, S., & Ling, W. (2006) Variation in neurophysiological function and evidence of quantitative electroencephalogram discordance: Predicting cocaine-dependent treatment attrition. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 18(2), 208-216
  33. Ling, W., Rawson, R.A., & Shoptaw, S. (2006)  Management of methamphetamine abuse and dependence.  Current Psychiatry Reports, 8, 345-354.
  34. Isralowitz, R., Reznik, A., Spear, S.E., Brecht, M.-L., & Rawson, R.A. (2007).  Severity of heroin use in Israel: Comparisons between native Israelis and former Soviet Union immigrants.  Addiction, 102, 630-637.
  35. Rawson, R.A., & Condon, T.P. (2007) Why do we need an Addiction supplement focused on methamphetamine?  Addiction, 102(Suppl. 1), 1-4.
  36. Hillhouse, M.P., Marinelli-Casey, P., Gonzales, R., Ang, A., Rawson, R.A., & the Methamphetamine Treatment Project Corporate Authors. (2007). Predicting in-treatment performance and post-treatment outcomes in methamphetamine users.  Addiction 102(Suppl. 1), 84-95.
  37. Elkashef, A., Rawson, R.A., Smith, E., Pearce, V., Flammino, F., Campbell, J., Donovick, R. Gorodetzky, C., Haning, W., Mawhinney, J., McCann, M., Weis, D., Williams, L., Ling., W, & Vocci, F. (2007)  The NIDA Methamphetamine Clinical Trials Group: A strategy to increase clinical trials research capacity.  Addiction, 102(Suppl. 1), 107-113.
  38. Rawson, R.A., Gonzales, R., Marinelli-Casey, P.J., & Ang, A. (In Press) Methamphetamine dependence: A closer look at treatment response and clinical characteristics associated with route of administration in outpatient treatment.  American Journal on Addictions.
  39. Gonzales, R.G., Ang, A., McCann, M.J., & Rawson, R. A. (In Press). Methamphetamine among treatment-seeking youth: An emerging problem?  Journal of Substance Abuse.
  40. Marinelli-Casey, P., Gonzales, R.G., Hillhouse, M., Zweben, J., Cohen, J., Hora, P.F., Rawson, R.A. (In Press)  Drug court treatment for methamphetamine dependence: Treatment response and post treatment outcome.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

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