Brian F. Sands M.D.

Publications

Journal Articles:


Laudet, A., Stanick, V & Sands B: What could the program have done differently? A qualitative examination of reasons for leaving outpatient treatment. J Substance Abuse
Treatment, 2009


Laudet, A., Stanick, V. & Sands, B:  The effect of onsite 12-step meetings on post treatment outcomes among polysubstance-dependent outpatient clients. Evaluation
Review, 2007.


Sands BF, Knapp CM, Ciraulo DA: Medical consequences associated with interactions
of alcohol and other drug use. Alcohol Health & Research World Vol. 17, No. 4, 1994.

Sands BF, Ciraulo DA: Cocaine drug-drug interactions. J. Clinical Psychopharmacology 12(1):49-55, 1992.
 

Baron DH, Sands BF, Ciraulo DA, Shader RI: The diagnosis and treatment of panic  disorder in alcoholics: three cases. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 16(3&4):287-295, 1990

 

Ciraulo DA, Sands BF, Shader RI: Critical review of liability for benzodiazepine  abuse among alcoholics. American Journal of Psychiatry 145(12):1501 1506, 1988.


Posters:


Morgen K, Laudet A, Stanick V, Sands B, Carway J: The role of on-Site 12-Step meeting as Predictor of 12-Step Attendance and support for abstinence after outpatient treatment. Poster presented, 687h Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2006

 

Stanick V, Laudet A, Morgen, Sands B & Carway J:  Early treatment evaluation as predictor of proximal and distal post-treatment recovery outcomes. Poster presented, 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2006

 

Panepinto W, Bax P, Klein A, Sands B, Seserman M: A New York State initiative to address tobacco in alcohol and drug treatment. Presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago IL, May 2005.

 

Morgen K, Laudet A, Stanick V, Carway J, & Sands B: Towards an integrated predictive  model of  12-step affiliation. Poster presentation at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL, June 2005

 

Stanick V, Laudet A, Morgen K, Carway J, Sands B: The role of intent to seek treatment among drug users legally mandated to treatment. Presented at the 67th  Annual Scientifi Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL, June 2005.

 

Laudet A, Stanick V, Carway J, Sands B: Perceptions of Narcotics & Alcoholics Anonymous among polysubstance users newly admitted to outpatient treatment. 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, December 2004.
 

Kulesza M, Sands B, Jones C, Westmaas L: Smoking cessation among drug addicts:coping strategies and barriers to quitting. Society for Research In Nicotine & Tobacco 9th Annual Meeting, February 2003.
 

 

Book Chapters:


Ciraulo DA, Ciraulo JA, Sands BF, et al: Sedative-Hypnotics. Chapter 3 in Clinical Manual of Addiction Psychopharmacology (Ed H Kranzler MD,  D Curable MD) 2005
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Washington,  DC.

 

Sands BF: An Overview of Medications For The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Chapter 1 in The Interface Between Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders (Ed. J Ellison) 1996 American Psychiatric Press, Inc. Washington, DC.


 

Sands BF, Knapp CM, Ciraulo DA: The interaction of alcohol with therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse. Chapter 19 in The Pharmacology of Substance Abuse (Ed. H R Kranzler) a volume in the Handbook of Experimental  Pharmacology. 1995 Springer Verlag.

 

Sands BF, Ciraulo DA Greenblatt DA, Shader RI: Benzodiazepines. Chapter 5 in   Drug Interactions in Psychiatry Second Edition [Ed. by: D. Ciraulo, R. Shader, D.
Greenblatt, and W. Creelman] 1995 by Williams and Wilkins,  Baltimore.


Ciraulo DA, Sands BF: Benzodiazepines and Sedative Hypnotics. Chapter 3 in Clinical Manual of Chemical Dependence Ed. D Ciraulo and R Shader. 1991 by American Psychiatric Press, Inc. Washington, DC.

 

Creelman W, Sands BF, Ciraulo DA, Greenblatt DA, Shader RI: Benzodiazepines. Chapter 5 in Drug Interactions in Psychiatry  Ed. by: D Ciraulo, R Shader, D.  Greenblatt, and W. Creelman. 1989 by Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.