Resources for Researchers

Journal Articles 

Do neighborhood characteristics of sober living houses impact recovery outcomes? A multilevel analysis of observational data from Los Angeles County.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135382922200212X?via%3Dihub 

Identifying the availability of recovery housing in the U.S.: The NSTARR project. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8714706/ 

Other Resources 

National Alliance for Recovery Residences: https://narronline.org/ 

Oxford House, Inc: https://www.oxfordhouse.org/ 

SAMHSA Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.gov/locator 

Staying in Touch: A Fieldwork Manual of Tracking Procedures (Third Edition): https://spars.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/public/prod/spars-ta/Ref-604_Staying%20in%20Touch%20Manual_Third%20Edition.pdf 

Text Books/Chapters​

• Jason, L.A., Keys, C.B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Taylor, R.R., Davis, M., Durlak, J., Isenberg, D. (Eds.)(2004).  Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ​
• Minkler, M., & Wallerstein, N. (Eds.). (2003). Community based participatory research in health. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.​
• Olson, B. D., & Jason, L. A. (2015). Participatory mixed methods research. In S.N. Hesse-Biber & R.B. Johnson (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Mixed and Multimethod Research. (pp. 393-405). New York: Oxford University Press. ​

Journal Articles​

• Belone, L., Lucero, J. E., Duran, B., Tafoya, G., Baker, E. A., Chan, D., Chang, C., Greene-Moton, E., Kelley, M. A., & Wallerstein, N. (2016). Community-based participatory research conceptual model: Community partner consultation and face validity. Qualitative Health Research, 26(1), 117–135. https://doi-org.uc.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1049732314557084 ​
• Burlew, A.K., McCuistian, C., Lanaway, D., Hatch-Maillette, M. & Shambley-Ebron, D. (2020). One size does not fit all: A NIDA CTN inspired model for community engaged cultural adaptation. Journal of Substance Use  Treatment, 112 (supplement), 28-33. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8784174/pdf/nihms-1568718.pdf​
• Collins, S. E., Clifasefi, S. L., Stanton, J., The LEAP Advisory Board, Straits, K. J. E., Gil-Kashiwabara, E., . . . Wallerstein, N. (2018). Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): Towards Equitable Involvement of Community in Psychology Research. American Psychologist, 73(7), 884-898. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054913/pdf/nihms882320.pdf​

Other Resources​

• The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) website:  https://scra27.org/​
• Oxford House: website: https://www.oxfordhouse.org/​
• DePaul Oxford House Project Site: https://condor.depaul.edu/ljason/oxford/index.html​

Journal Articles 

• Cunningham, R, Walton, MA, Tripathi, SP, Outman, R, Murray, R, Booth, BM (2008).  Tracking inner city substance users from the emergency department: how many contacts does it take?  Academic Emergency Medicine, 15 (2), 136-143.Cunningham et al. (2008) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658529/ 
• Dennis, M. L., & Scott, C. K. (2012). Four-year outcomes from the Early Re-Intervention (ERI) experiment using recovery management checkups (RMCs). Drug and alcohol dependence, 121(1-2), 10-17. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277866/
• Scott, C. K. (2004). A replicable model for achieving over 90% follow-up rates in longitudinal studies of substance abusers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 74(1), 21-36. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937263/pdf/nihms961572.pdf​

Other Resources 

• Staying in Touch: A fieldwork manual of tracking procedures (3rd ed) https://www.uclaisap.org/ca-hubandspoke/docs/provider-resources/Staying-in-Touch-Manual_Final.pdf  

Text Books/Chapters​

• Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence. https://www.amazon.com/Methadone-Treatment-Opioid-Dependence-Strain/dp/0801861365 ​
• Tompkins DA, Strain EC. “Buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence.” In Ruiz P, Strain EC, ed. Lowinson and Ruiz’s Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fifth Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011. ​

​Journal Articles​

• Noel, Marnie et al. The Howard Street Method: A Community Pharmacy-led Low Dose Overlap Buprenorphine Initiation Protocol for Individuals Using Fentanyl. Journal of Addiction Medicine 17(4):p e255-e261, 7/8 2023.​
• Jarvis BP, et al. Extended-release injectable naltrexone for opioid use disorder: a systematic review. Addiction. 2018 Jul;113(7):1188-1209.​

​Other Resources​

• https://dsaam.org/ ​
• https://dpt2.samhsa.gov/treatment/directory.aspx ​
• https://www.kqed.org/news/11959733/san-franciscans-want-you-to-know-recovery-is-possible ​

Text Books/Chapters​

• Creswell & Poth (2017), Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design (4th ed.). SAGE Publications.​
• Creswell & Clark (2017), Chapter 4, “Choosing a Mixed Methods Design” in Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.)​

​Journal Articles​

• Leech, N.L., Onwuegbuzie, A.J. A typology of mixed methods research designs. Quality and Quantity, 43, 265–275 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-007-9105-3  ​
• Mericle, A. A., Carrico, A. W., Hemberg, J., de Guzman, R., & Stall, R. (2020). Several Common Bonds: Addressing the Needs of Gay and Bisexual Men in LGBT-Specific Recovery Housing. Journal of Homosexuality, 67(6), 793–815. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2018.1555394 ​
• Mericle, A. A., Slaymaker, V., Gliske, K., Ngo, Q., & Subbaraman, M. S. (2022). The role of recovery housing during outpatient substance use treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 133, 108638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108638​
• Pagano A, Lee JP, García V, Recarte C. Ethnographic research in immigrant-specific drug abuse recovery houses. Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse. 2018 Jan-Mar;17(1):79-90. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2017.1362726. ​

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​Text Books/Chapters​

• Best, D. (2019) Pathways to desistance and recovery: The role of the social contagion of hope. Policy Press: Bristol. ​
• Best, D. & Colman, C. (eds) (2019) Strengths-based approaches to crime and substance use: From drugs and crime to desistance and recovery. Routledge: London. ​

​Journal Articles​

• Best , D., Sondhi,A., Best, J., Lehmann, J. Grimes, A., Connor, M. & De Triquet, B. (2023)  Using Recovery Capital to Predict Retention and Change in Recovery Residences in Virginia, USA. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 41:2, 250-262. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07347324.2023.2182246​
• Bunaciu, A., Bliuc, A-M., Best, D., Hennessy, E. A., Belanger, M. J., & Benwell, C. S. Y. (2023). Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: A systematic review. Addiction Research and Theory. Advance online publication. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16066359.2023.2245323​
• Hard, S., Best, D., Sondhi, A., Lehman, J. & Riccardi, R. (2022) The growth of recovery capital in clients in recovery residences in Florida, USA: A quantitative pilot study of changes in REC-CAP profile scores. Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy. https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC9356455&blobtype=pdf​
• Jason, L.A., Stevens, E., Ram, D. Miller, S.A., Beasley, C.R., & Gleason, K., (2016). Theories in the field of community psychology. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 7(2), 1-27. https://www.gjcpp.org/pdfs/TheoryPaper_FormattedFinal.pdf​
• Polcin, D. L., Mahoney, E., & Mericle, A. A. (2021). Psychometric properties of the recovery home environment scale. Substance use & misuse, 56(8), 1161-1168. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159864/pdf/nihms-1688172.pdf​
• Polcin, D. L., Mahoney, E., Witbrodt, J., Mericle, A. A., Subbaraman, M., & Wittman, F. D. (2023). Measuring architecture in recovery homes: Recovery home architecture scale. Substance use & misuse, 58(1), 103-110. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10064876/pdf/nihms-1885356.pdf​

​Other Resources​

• Behavioral Health & Recovery Studies Website: https://www.bhrsca.org/ ​
• DePaul University Oxford House Website: https://condor.depaul.edu/ljason/oxford/ ​
• Partnerships for Social Justice Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLodwGNChzw&t=28s ​
• Recovery Outcomes Institute: https://www.recoveryoutcomes.org/​
• R1 Learning: https://r1learning.com/  ​

Overview of Approaches​

• ​Austin PC. An Introduction to Propensity Score Methods for Reducing the Effects of Confounding in Observational Studies. Multivariate Behav Res. 2011 May;46(3):399-424. doi: 10.1080/00273171.2011.568786. ​
• Austin PC, Stuart EA (2015) Moving towards best practice when using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) using the propensity score to estimate causal treatment effects in observational studies. Statistics in Medicine 34: 3661-3679. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626409/pdf/SIM-34-3661.pdf​
• Elze MC, Gregson J, Baber U, Williamson E, Sartori S, Mehran R, Nichols M, Stone GW, Pocock SJ (2017) Comparison of Propensity Score Methods and Covariate Adjustment: Evaluation in 4 Cardiovascular Studies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 69(3): 345-357. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073510971637036X?via%3Dihub​
• Linden A, Derya Uysal S, Ryan A, Adams JL (2016) Estimating causal effects for multivalued treatments: a comparison of approaches. Statistics in Medicine 35: 534-552. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26482211/

Causal Inference in a Recovery Housing Context ​

• ​Belanger, M. J., Sondhi, A., Mericle, A. A., Leidi, A., Klein, M., Collinson, B., … & Best, D. (2023). Assessing a pilot scheme of intensive support and assertive linkage in levels of engagement, retention, and recovery capital for people in recovery housing using quasi-experimental methods. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 209283. https://www.jsatjournal.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2949-8759%2823%2900335-1​
• ​Best, D., Sondhi, A., Hoffman, L., Best, J., Leidi, A., Grimes, A., … & Hutchison, A. (2023). Bridging the gap: building and sustaining recovery capital in the transition from prison to recovery residences. Journal of Offender. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/10509674.2023.2286648​

​Highly Recommended​

• ​Hernán, M. & Robins, J. (2020) Causal inference: what if. Chapman & Hall/ CRC Press.​

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Methodological Papers​

• Hubbard AE, Ahern J, Fleischer NL, Van der Laan M, Lippman SA, Jewell N, Bruckner T, Satariano WA. To GEE or not to GEE: comparing population average and mixed models for estimating the associations between neighborhood risk factors and health. Epidemiology. 2010 Jul;21(4):467-74. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181caeb90.​
• Leyland AH, Groenewegen PP. Multilevel Modelling for Public Health and Health Services Research: Health in Context [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2020. Chapter 3, What Is Multilevel Modelling? 2020 Feb 29. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK565712/ ​

Applied Examples ​

• Mahoney E, Karriker-Jaffe KJ, Mericle AA, Patterson D, Polcin DL, Subbaraman M, Witbrodt J. Do neighborhood characteristics of sober living houses impact recovery outcomes? A multilevel analysis of observational data from Los Angeles County. Health Place. 2023 Jan;79:102951. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102951.​​

• Mericle AA, Mahoney E, Korcha R, Delucchi K, Polcin DL. Sober living house characteristics: A multilevel analyses of factors associated with improved outcomes. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 Mar;98:28-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.12.004.​

• Subbaraman MS, Mahoney E, Witbrodt J, Karriker-Jaffe KJ, Mericle AA, & Polcin DL. (2023). Multilevel Effects of Environmental and Neighborhood Factors on Sober Living House Resident 12-Month Outcomes. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 84(6), 832–841. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00307​​

Research Articles​

• Johnson, R., Martin, N., Sheahan, T., & White, W. (2009). Recovery Resource Mapping: Results of a Philadelphia Recovery Home Survey. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237553748_Recovery_Resource_Mapping_Results_of_a_Philadelphia_Recovery_Home_Survey ​
• Mericle, A. A., Miles, J., & Way, F. (2015). Recovery Residences and Providing Safe and Supportive Housing for Individuals Overcoming Addiction. Journal of Drug Issues, 45(4), 368-384. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042615602924 
• Polcin, D., Mericle, A., Howell, J., Sheridan, D., & Christensen, J. (2014). Maximizing social model principles in residential recovery settings. Journal of psychoactive drugs, 46(5), 436–443. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2014.960112​

Other Resources ​

• PRO-ACT Consumer Guide to Sober Housing: https://docplayer.net/2087504-Guide-to-sober-housing.html ​
• PRO-ACT Guide to Medication Assisted Recovery: https://www.councilsepa.org/assets/Documents/Pro-Act/Consumer-GuideTo-Medication-Assisted-Recovery.pdf  ​
• LAPPA Model Recovery Residence Certification Act: https://legislativeanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Redesigned-Recovery-Residences-Act.pdf   ​
• SAMHSA Best Practices for Recovery Housing: https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/best-practices-recovery-housing