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.  

McCarthy J.  (2007, November/December).  Legal Syringe Exchange in Sacramento—at Last!   Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 58(6), 13-14.  

McCarthy J.  (2004, November/December).  Prop 36: Balancing Needs. Sierra Sacramento Valley   MEDICINE, 55(6). 

McCarthy, J.  (2003, May/June).  Government Terrorism against Physicians. Sierra Sacramento Valley   MEDICINE, 54(3). 

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/sites/default/files/pdf/newsletter/summer2002.pdf

McCarthy, J.  (2001, September/October).  Prop 36’s Early Success.  Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 52(5). 

McCarthy J.  (2001, January/February).  Prop 36: Where Was Organized Medicine?  Sierra Sacramento Valley MEDICINE, 51(1), 12-13. 

McCarthy, J.  (2000, September/October).   Prop 36:  Treatment for Non-Violent Drug Offenses.  Sacramento MEDICINE, 50(5), 18-19, 21.

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.

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"