Richard Grucza, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Health and Clinical Outcomes Research
Courses Taught
Epidemiologist focused on substance use disorders
Education
Ph.D., Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis
Postdoctoral Training
Biostatistics and epidemiology
Practice Areas
- Opioid use disorder treatment at both the policy and clinical level
- Trends in alcohol-related morbidity and mortality
- Improving substance use disorder treatment and prevention through integration with primary care
Research Interests
- Using advanced methods and administrative data to address treatment outcomes and public policy questions
Publications and Media Placements
Comparative Effectiveness associated With Buprenorphine and Naltrexone in Opioid Use
Disorder and Cooccurring Polysubstance Use. Xu KY, Mintz CM, Presnall N, Bierut LJ,
Grucza RA. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2211363. PMID: 35536575
Consumer Access to Buprenorphine and Methadone in Certified Community Behavioral Health
Centers: A secret shopper study. Presnall NJ, Butler GC, Grucza RA. J Subst Abuse
Treat. 2022 Aug;139:108788. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108788. Epub 2022 Apr 30. PMID:
35534359
Increases in Secondhand Smoke After Going Smoke-Free: An Assessment of the Impact
of a Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy. Plunk AD, Rees VW, Jeng A, Wray JA, Grucza
RA. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Dec 12;22(12):2254-2256. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa040. PMID:
32080738
Youth and Adult Arrests for Cannabis Possession After Decriminalization and Legalization
of Cannabis. Plunk AD, Peglow SL, Harrell PT, Grucza RA. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Aug 1;173(8):763-769.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1539.
Grucza RA, Sher KJ, Kerr WC, Krauss MJ, Lui CK, McDowell YE, Hartz S, Virdi G, Bierut
LJ. Trends in Adult Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the Early 21st-Century United
States: A Meta-Analysis of 6 National Survey Series.Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 Oct;42(10):1939-1950.
doi: 10.1111/acer.13859. Epub 2018 Aug 23. PMID: 30080258