Robert P. Schwartz, M.D.
Senior Research Scientist
M.D., University of Padua, Italy
rschwartz@friendsresearch.org
Phone: 410-837-3977
Fax: 410-752-4218
Dr. Schwartz, a Senior Research Scientist at FRI, is a psychiatrist and former Director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His research interests include entry and engagement in drug abuse treatment, treatment of opioid dependence in community and in criminal justice settings, and screening and brief intervention for drug misuse in primary care settings. He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) of numerous National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded clinical trials. Currently, Dr. Schwartz is PI of studies of implementing interim methadone treatment, piloting pharmacy-based methadone treatment, and creating an addiction medicine practice-based research network. He is also Multi-PI with Dr. George Bigelow from Johns Hopkins University of the Mid-Atlantic Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. He has over 200 scientific publications, is the winner of the Dole-Nyswander Award from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, and served as the Chair of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Toolkit for Improving Practice (TIP #63) on Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.
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Selected Publications
Gryczynski J, Nordeck CD, Schwartz RP, Welsh C, Mitchell SG, O’Grady KE (in press). Preventing hospital readmission for patients with comorbid substance use disorder. Annals of Internal Medicine.
Wu LT, John WS, Morse ED, Adkins S, Pippin J, Brooner RK, Schwartz RP. Opioid treatment program and community pharmacy collaboration for methadone maintenance treatment: Results from a feasibility clinical trial. Addiction. 2021 Jul 19. doi: 10.1111/add.15641. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34286886.
Mitchell SG, Monico LB, Gryczynski J, Fishman MJ, O’Grady KE, Schwartz RP. Extended-release naltrexone for youth with opioid use disorder. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Apr 15;130:108407. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108407. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34118699.
Schwartz RP, Gibson D, Pagano A, Goldstein A, Ibrahim A, Doty B, Patel S, Vocci FJ, Clarke DE. Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet): Building Partnerships. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Jul 1;72(7):845-847. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000390. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PMID: 33853378; PMCID: PMC8249311.
Gryczynski J, Mitchell SG, Schwartz RP, Dusek K, O’Grady KE, Cowell AJ, Barbosa C, Barnosky A, DiClemente, CC (2021). Computer-vs. nurse practitioner-delivered brief intervention for adolescent marijuana, alcohol, and sex risk behaviors in school-based health centers. Drug & Alcohol Dependence. 218,108423.
Schwartz RP, Kelly SM, Mitchell SG, O’Grady KE, Duren T, Sharma A, Gryczynski J, Jaffe JH (2021). Randomized trial of methadone treatment of arrestees: 24-month post-release outcomes. Drug & Alcohol Dependence. 218,108392.
Mitchell SG, Gryczynski J, Schwartz RP, Kirk AS, Dusek K, Oros M, Hosler C, O’Grady KE, Brown BS (2020). Adolescent SBIRT implementation: Generalist vs. Specialist models of service delivery in primary care. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 111, 67-72.
Monico LB, Oros M, Smith S, Mitchell SG, Gryczynski J, Schwartz R (2020). One million screened: Scaling up SBIRT and buprenorphine treatment in hospital emergency departments across Maryland. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 38(7), 1466-1469.
Schwartz RP, Kelly SM, Mitchell SG, O’Grady KE, Sharma A, Jaffe JH (2020). Methadone treatment of arrestees: A randomized clinical trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 107680.
Gryczynski J, Nichols H, Schwartz RP, Mitchell SG, Hill P, Wireman K (2019). Fentanyl exposure and preferences among individuals starting treatment for opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 204:107515. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.017. PMID: 31525569.
Gordon MS, Kinlock TW, Schwartz RP, O’Grady KE, Fitzgerald TT, Vocci FJ (2017). A randomized clinical trial of buprenorphine for prisoners: Findings at 12-months post-release. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 172:34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.11.037. Epub 2017 Jan 11. PMID: 28107680.
Gryczynski J, McNeely J, Wu LT, Subramaniam GA, Svikis DS, Cathers LA, Sharma G, King J, Jelstrom E, Nordeck CD, Sharma A, Mitchell SG, O’Grady KE, Schwartz RP (2017). Validation of the TAPS-1: A Four-Item Screening Tool to Identify Unhealthy Substance Use in Primary Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 32(9):990-996. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4079-x. Epub 2017 May 26. PMID: 28550609.
Schwartz RP, Kelly SM, Mitchell SG, Gryczynski J, O’Grady KE, Gandhi D, Olsen Y, Jaffe JH (2017). Patient‐centered methadone treatment: a randomized clinical trial. Addiction. 112(3):454-64.
Schwartz RP, McNeely J, Wu LT, Sharma G, Wahle A, Cushing C, Nordeck CD, Sharma A, O’Grady KE, Gryczynski J, Mitchell SG, Ali RL, Marsden J, Subramaniam G (2017). Identifying substance misuse in primary care: TAPS Tool compared to the WHO ASSIST. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 76, 69-76.
Sigmon SC, Schwartz RP, Higgins ST. Buprenorphine for Persons on Waiting Lists for Treatment for Opioid Dependence. N Engl J Med. 2017 Mar 9;376(10):1000-1001. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1700539. PMID: 28273017; PMCID: PMC5514413.
McNeely J, Wu LT, Subramaniam G, Sharma G, Cathers LA, Svikis D, Sleiter L, Russell L, Nordeck C, Sharma A, O’Grady KE, Bouk LB, Cushing C, King J, Wahle A, Schwartz RP (2016). Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool for Substance Use Screening in Primary Care Patients. Annals of Internal Medicine. 165(10):690-699. doi: 10.7326/M16-0317. PMID: 27595276.
Sigmon SC, Ochalek TA, Meyer AC, Hruska B, Heil SH, Badger GJ, Rose G, Brooklyn JR, Schwartz RP, Moore BA, Higgins ST (2016). Interim Buprenorphine vs. Waiting List for Opioid Dependence. New England Journal of Medicine. 375(25):2504-2505. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1610047. PMID: 28002704. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1610047.
Gryczynski J, Mitchell SG, Gonzales A, Moseley A, Peterson TR, Ondersma SJ, O’Grady KE, Schwartz RP (2015). A randomized trial of computerized vs. in-person brief intervention for illicit drug use in primary care: outcomes through 12 months. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 50, 3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.09.002. Epub 2014 Sep 16. PMID: 25282578.
Vocci FJ, Schwartz RP, Wilson ME, Gordon MS, Kinlock TW, Fitzgerald TT, O’Grady KE, Jaffe JH (2015). Buprenorphine dose induction in non-opioid-tolerant pre-release prisoners. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 156:133-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Sep 7. PMID: 26409751.
Kelly SM, Gryczynski J, Mitchell SG, Kirk A, O’Grady KE, Schwartz RP (2014). Validity of brief screening instrument for adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. Pediatrics. 133(5):819-26. PubMed PMID: 24753528; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4006430.
Schwartz RP, Gryczynski J, Mitchell SG, Gonzales A, Moseley A, Peterson TR, Ondersma SJ, O’Grady KE (2014). Computerized versus in-person brief intervention for drug misuse: a randomized clinical trial. Addiction. 109(7):1091-8. doi: 10.1111/add.12502. Epub 2014 Mar 10. PMID: 24520906. PMCID: PMC4086904.
Mitchell SG, Gryczynski J, Schwartz RP, O’Grady KE, Olsen YK, Jaffe JH (2013). A randomized trial of intensive outpatient (IOP) vs. standard outpatient (OP) buprenorphine treatment for African Americans. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 128 (3), 222-229.
Schwartz RP, Stitzer ML, Feaster DJ, Korthuis PT, Alvanzo AA, Winhusen TM, et al (2013). HIV rapid testing in drug treatment: comparison across treatment modalities. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 44. (4), 369-374.
Schwartz RP, Kelly SM, O’Grady KE, Gandhi D, Jaffe JH (2012). Randomized trial of standard methadone treatment compared to initiating methadone without counseling: 12-month findings. Addiction. 107 (5), 943-952. [PMCID: PMC3319854].
Schwartz RP, Kelly SM, O’Grady KE, Mitchell SG, Brown BS (2011). Antecedents and correlates of methadone treatment entry: a comparison of out-of-treatment and in-treatment cohorts. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 115 (1-2), 23-29. [PMCID: PMC3059350].
Peterson JA, Schwartz RP, Mitchell SG, Reisinger HS, Kelly SM, O’Grady KE, Brown BS, Agar MH (2010). Why don’t out-of-treatment individuals enter methadone treatment programs? International Journal of Drug Policy. 21 36-42. [PMCID: PMC2790538].
Kinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, Fitzgerald TT, O’Grady KE (2009). Methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at twelve-months post-release. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 37, 277-285.
Schwartz RP, Jaffe JH, O’Grady K, Das B, Highfield DA, Wilson ME (2009). Scaling-up interim methadone maintenance: Treatment for 1,000 heroin addicts. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 37(4), 362-367. PMCID: PMC2796977.
Schwartz RP, Jaffe JH, O’Grady KE, Kinlock TW, Gordon MS, Kelly SM, Wilson ME, Ahmed A (2009). Interim Methadone Treatment: Impact on Arrests. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 103, 148-154. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.03.007. Epub 2009 May 14. PMID: 19443133.
Reisinger HS, Schwartz RP, Mitchell SG, Peterson JA, Kelly SM, O’Grady KE, Marrari EA, Brown BS, Agar MH (2008). Premature discharge from methadone treatment: Patient perspectives. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
Schwartz RP, Highfield DA, Jaffe JH, Callaman JM, O’Grady KE (2007). A randomized controlled trial of interim methadone maintenance: 10 month-follow-up. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 86, 30-36. Epub 2006 Jun 21. PMID: 16793221.
Aszalos RA, McDuff DR, Weintraub E, Montoya IM, Schwartz RP (1999). Engaging hospitalized heroin-dependent patients into substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 17, 149-158.
Schwartz RP, Brooner RK, Montoya I D, Currens M, and Hayes M (1999). A 12-year follow-up of a methadone medical maintenance program. American Journal on Addictions. 8(4), 293-299.
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