PUBLISHED RESEARCH ARTICLES

McCarthy JJ, Leammon MH, Biles LA. (2008, Feb 20).   Outcomes of neonates conceived on methadone maintenance therapy.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 35(2), 202-206.

McCarthy JJ, Leamon MH, Parr MS, Anania B.  (2005 Sept).   High-dose methadone maintenance in pregnancy: maternal and neonatal outcomes.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 193, 606-10.

McCarthy JJ, Flynn N.  (2001). Hepatitis C in methadone maintenance patients: prevalence and public policy implications. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 20(1), 19-31.

McCarthy JJ, Posey BL.  (2000). Methadone Levels in Human Milk.  Journal of Human Lactation, 15(2), 115-120.

Gibson DR, Flynn NM, McCarthy JJ, (1999, Oct 1).  Effectiveness of Methadone Treatment in Reducing HIV Risk Behavior and HIV Seroconversion among Injecting Drug Users.  AIDS, 13(14), 1807-18.

McCarthy J.  (1994, April/June).  Quantitative Urine Drug Monitoring in Methadone Programs: Potential Clinical Uses.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 26(2), 199-206.

McCarthy JJ, Borders OT.  (1985, December).  Limit Setting on Drug Abuse in Methadone Maintenance Patients.  American Journal of Psychiatry 142(12), 1419-1423.

EDITORIALS

McCarthy J.  (2009, May/June).   Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.   Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 60(3), 8-9.  http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0903-mccarthy.asp

McCarthy J.  (2008, September/October).  Expanding Rehabilitation for Non-Violent Offenders.  Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 59(5), 10-11.   http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0809mccarthy.asp

McCarthy J.  (2007, November/December).  Legal Syringe Exchange in Sacramento—at Last!   Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 58(6), 13-14.   http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0711mccarthy.asp

McCarthy J.  (2004, November/December).  Prop 36: Balancing Needs. Sierra Sacramento Valley   MEDICINE, 55(6).  http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0411mccarthy.asp

McCarthy, J.  (2003, May/June).  Government Terrorism against Physicians. Sierra Sacramento Valley   MEDICINE, 54(3).  http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0305govt.asp

McCarthy, J.  (2002, Summer).  Naltrexone in the Treatment of Opiate Addiction.  California Society of Addiction Medicine News, 28(2), 3.  http://www.csam-asam.org/pdf/newsletter/summer2002.pdf

McCarthy, J.  (2001, September/October).  Prop 36’s Early Success.  Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 52(5).  http://www.ssvms.org/articles/0109prop.asp

McCarthy J.  (2001, January/February).  Prop 36: Where Was Organized Medicine?  Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 51(1), 12-13.  http://www.ssvms.org/articles/organized.asp

McCarthy, J.  (2000, September/October).   Prop 36:  Treatment for Non-Violent Drug Offenses.  Sacramento MEDICINE, 50(5), 18-19, 21. http://www.ssvms.org/articles/treatment.asp

McCarthy, J.  (2000, Spring).  My Wish List for Addiction Treatment in California.  California Society of Addiction Medicine News, 27(1), 4.  http://www.csam-asam.org/pdf/newsletter/csam.spring2000.pdf

McCarthy, J.  (1999, November).  Heroin at One Hundred and One.  Sacramento MEDICINE.   Volume 50.  http://www.bi-valley.com/Articles/HeroinAt101.htm

McCarthy, J.  (1998, December).  Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy.  Sacramento Medicine.       pp 23, 25.

McCarthy, J.  (1998, November).  The CPS Drug Use Dilemma. Sacramento Medicine.

McCarthy, J.  (1997, April).  Welfare Reform: The Meaning of Help.  Sacramento Medicine.  pp 9-10.

McCarthy, J.  (1997, February).  Pot, Prisons and Hope.  Sacramento Medicine.  pp 23-24.

McCarthy, J.  (1996, September 2).  We Can’t Fight Drugs by Raiding Public Health Funds.    The Business Journal, p 35.

McCarthy, J.  (1996, Summer).  Drug Abuse No Longer Disabling.  California Society of Addiction Medicine News, p 6.

McCarthy, J.  (1996, May).  International Harm Reduction.  Sacramento Medicine. pp 17-18. 

McCarthy, J.  (1995, December).  Ethics of Drug Legalization.  Sacramento Medicine. December 1995. pp 17-18.

McCarthy, J.  (1995, February).  Needle Exchange: Ideology versus Science.  Sacramento Medicine.

McCarthy, J.  (1994, June).  The Drug War is a Public Health and Safety Menace. Sacramento Medicine.  pp 23-24.

McCarthy, J.  (1994, October).  Aids Education Through the Arts in Our High Schools.  Sacramento Medicine,

PROP 36 EDITORIALS

Prop 36 - Balancing Needs

Prop 36 – Treatment for Non-Violent Drug Offenses

Prop 36 – The Cast of Characters

Prop 36 – Where was Organized Medicine

BOOK REVIEWS

McCarthy, J.  (2000, May/June).   The Nazi War on Cancer and our War on Drugs.   Book Review.  Sacramento Medicine, 51(3), 32-33. 

McCarthy, J.  (1998). Byrne A.  Methadone in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction: A Guide for Those Involved in Prescribing Methadone.   Book Review.  Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions. Volume 1(3), 67-70.

McCarthy, J.  (1996, March).  A Crooked Man by Christopher Lehman-Haupt. Book Review.  Sacramento Medicine, p 27.

McCarthy, J.  (1995, September).  America’s Longest War by Duke, S and Gross, A.  Book Review. Sacramento Medicine. pp 28-29.

McCarthy, J.  (1995, January).  The Biological Basis of Substance Abuse by Korenman, S and Barchas, D. Book Review.  Sacramento Medicine.

LETTERS TO EDITOR

McCarthy J.  (1998, March). Violence, Drugs, and Prohibition – Letter to Editor.   Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 30(1), 119-120. 

McCarthy J.  (1994, Sept 21). Response to Dr. Kleber’s Pro-Drug War Proposal – Letter to Editor.  New England Journal of Medicine. 

MOVIE REVIEW

Review of the Movie "Traffic"