Sarah Heil (Behavioral Pharmacology)

Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry

Research and/or Creative Works

Drug abuse treatments for pregnant and postpartum women, including behavioral treatments such as contingency management and pharmacological treatments such as opioid replacement therapies.

Publications

Terplan, M., Hand, D.J., Hutchinson, M., Salisbury-Afshar, E., & Heil, S.H. (2015). Contraceptive use and method choice among women with opioid and other substance use disorders: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 80, 23-31. PMC4842019
Heil, S.H., Hand, D.J., Sigmon, S.C., Badger, G.J., Meyer, M.C., & Higgins, S.T. (2016). Using behavioral economic theory to increase use of effective contraceptives among opioid-maintained women at risk of unintended pregnancy. Preventive Medicine, 92, 62-67. PMC5085886
Matusiewicz, A.K., Melbostad, H.S., & Heil, S.H. (2017). Knowledge of and concerns about long-acting reversible contraception among women in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Contraception, 96, 365-369. PMC5643244
Bergeria, C.L., Heil, S.H., Bunn, J., Sigmon, S.C., & Higgins, S.T. (2017). Comparing smoking topography and subjective measures of usual brand cigarettes between pregnant and non-pregnant smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Sigmon, S.C., Tidey, J.W., Gaalema, D.E., Hughes, J.R., Stitzer, M.L., Durand, H., Bunn, J.Y., Priest, J.S., Arger, C.A., Miller, M.E., Bergeria, C.L., Davis, D.R., Streck, J.M., Reed, D., Kelly, J.S., & Tursi, L. (2017). Addiction potential of reduced nicotine content cigarettes in vulnerable populations. JAMA Psychiatry, 74, 1056-1064. PMC5710465