Sarah Kawasaki
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Director, Division of Addiction (Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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A Digital Therapeutic Mobile App, ReSET-O, as Adjunct to Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial at an Opioid Treatment Program
Kawasaki, S., Lehman, E., Kong, L., Spangler, A., Aydingolo, N. & Nunes, E., Mar 16 2026, In: Journal of Addiction Medicine. Publish Ahead of PrintResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Barriers to Buprenorphine Initiation in Patients Using Fentanyl
Kawasaki, S. S., Liebschutz, J. M., Murray-Krezan, C., Switzer, G. E., Nash, S., Jeong, K. & Winstanley, E. L., Jan 2 2026, In: JAMA network open. 9, 1, p. e2552136Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Brief report: Meth, tranq, gas station heroin & other drugs complicating addiction treatment
Winstanley, E. L., Liebschutz, J. M., Murray-Krezan, C., Switzer, G. E., Nash, S. & Kawasaki, S., Jul 2026, In: American Journal on Addictions. 35, 4, p. 543-546 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Collaborative care intervention for risky opioid use among primary care patients: The STOP randomized clinical trial
the STOP trial site principal investigators, 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Addiction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Efficacy of the GLP-1 receptor agonist, semaglutide, in abstinence from illicit and nonprescribed opioids in an outpatient population with OUD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial protocol
Freet, C. S., Shuler, K., Kawasaki, S., Weintraub, E., Greenblatt, A., Kladney, M., Nunes, E., Foster, K. L., Kong, L., Raja-Khan, N., Cleveland, H. H., Grigson, P. S., Bunce, S. C., Brick, T. R. & Nyland, J. E., Dec 2025, In: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. 20, 1, 89.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding the characteristics and comorbidities of primary care patients with risky opioid use: Baseline data from the multi-site “Subthreshold Opioid Use Disorder Prevention” (STOP) Trial
Rostam-Abadi, Y., Liebschutz, J. M., Subramaniam, G., Stone, R., Appleton, N., Mazel, S., Alexander, K., Brill, S. B., Case, A., Gelberg, L., Gordon, A. J., Hong, H., Incze, M. A., Kawasaki, S. S., Kim, T., Kline, M., Lovejoy, T. I., McCormack, J., Zhang, S. & McNeely, J., Sep 2025, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 40, 12, p. 2906-2915 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of peer support services for substance use disorders in 11 US emergency departments in 2020: findings from a NIDA clinical trials network site selection process
Jennings, L. K., Lander, L., Lawdahl, T., McClure, E. A., Moreland, A., McCauley, J. L., Haynes, L., Matheson, T., Jones, R., Robey, T. E., Kawasaki, S., Moschella, P., Raheemullah, A., Miller, S., Gregovich, G., Waltman, D., Brady, K. T. & Barth, K. S., Dec 2024, In: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. 19, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
First Response to Opioids Survey Tool (FROST): Pilot study of a brief screening tool to assess opioid use disorder risk
Mills-Huffnagle, S. L., Morris, C., Kawasaki, S., Waverka, G. E., Hammen, H. A. & Zgierska, A. E., May 2024, In: Journal of Opioid Management. 20, 3, p. 197-207 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Opioid and Non-Opioid Pharmacotherapy Use for Pain Management Among Privately Insured Pediatric Patients With Cancer in the United States
Shen, C., Thornton, J. D., Li, N., Schaefer, E., Zhou, S., Kawasaki, S., Pameijer, C. & Leslie, D., Feb 2024, In: Oncologist. 29, 2, p. 176-184 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for Drug Overdose Crisis and COVID-19 Are Comparable During the Two Years of Pandemic in the United States
Chen, Q., Griffin, P. M. & Kawasaki, S. S., Jun 2023, In: Value in Health. 26, 6, p. 796-801 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nutritional Status Differs by Prescription Opioid Use among Women of Reproductive Age: NHANES 1999–2018
Hohman, E. E., Corr, T. E., Kawasaki, S., Savage, J. S. & Symons Downs, D., Apr 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 8, 1891.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
COVID-19-related flexibility in methadone take-home doses associated with decreased attrition: Report from an opioid treatment program in central Pennsylvania
Kawasaki, S. S., Zimmerman, R., Shen, C. & Zgierska, A. E., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 155, 209164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
ASAM Clinical Considerations: Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for Individuals Using High-potency Synthetic Opioids
Weimer, M. B., Herring, A. A., Kawasaki, S. S., Meyer, M., Kleykamp, B. A. & Ramsey, K. S., Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Addiction Medicine. 17, 6, p. 632-639 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Preparing for the future of medical education: A case series of traditional and virtual clinical rotations in addiction medicine spanning the COVID pandemic
Bone, C., Wendel, N., Leong, S. L., Snyder, B., Costigan, H., Bowen, J., Sell, J., Kawasaki, S., Giampetro, D., Dissinger, D., Milchak, B., Reedy-Cooper, A. & Stuckey, H., 2022, In: Substance Abuse. 43, 1, p. 884-891 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Collaborative health systems ECHO: The use of a tele-education platform to facilitate communication and collaboration with recipients of state targeted response funds in Pennsylvania
Kawasaki, S., Hwang, G., Buckner, K., Francis, E., Huffnagle, S., Kraschnewski, J., Vulgamore, P., Lucas, A., Barbour, J., Crawford, M., Thomas, L., Fuller, M., Meyers, J., Swartzentruber, G. & Levine, R., 2022, In: Substance Abuse. 43, 1, p. 892-900 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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