Robert C. Sterling, PhD

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900 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 790-9942
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Research and Clinical Interests

Substance abuse, applied evaluation/outcomes research

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Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Impact of Cannabis Use during Stabilization on Methadone Maintenance Treatment
2. Is exposure to an effective contingency management intervention associated with more positive provider beliefs?
3. Using buprenorphine to treat opioid-dependent university students opportunities, successes, and challenges
4. Contribution of limbic norepinephrine to cannabinoid-induced aversion
5. Erratum: The influence of intake urinalysis, psychopathology measures, and menstrual cycle phase on treatment outcome (The American Journal on Addictions 18: 2 (169))
6. Cocaine withdrawal-induced anxiety in females: Impact of circulating estrogen and potential use of delta-opioid receptor agonists for treatment
7. The influence of intake urinalysis, psychopathology measures, and menstrual cycle phase on treatment compliance
8. Cannabinoids and novelty investigation: Influence of age and duration of exposure
9. Measuring recovery capital and determining its relationship to outcome in an alcohol dependent sample
10. Low dose naltrexone administration in morphine dependent rats attenuates withdrawal-induced norepinephrine efflux in forebrain
11. Effectiveness of Abstinence-Based Incentives: Interaction With Intake Stimulant Test Results
12. A retrospective case control study of alcohol relapse and spiritual growth
13. Inpatient desire to drink as a predictor of relapse to alcohol use following treatment
14. Levels of spirituality and treatment outcome: A preliminary examination
15. Effect of prize-based incentives on outcomes in stimulant abusers in outpatient psychosocial treatment programs: A national drug abuse treatment clinical trials network study
16. Gender differences in cue exposure reactivity and 9-month outcome
17. Relationship between tobacco smoking and medical symptoms among cocaine-, alcohol-, and opiate-dependent patients
18. Researching the treatment of drinking problems: A call for external as well as internal validity
19. Serum prolactin and response to treatment among cocaine-dependent individuals
20. Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to cocaine dependence among African-American individuals

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