Angela L Stotts | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Addictive Beh

Angela L Stotts Author

Angela.L.Stotts@uth.tmc.edu (713)500-7590 | (713)500-759

Subjects of specialization
smoking and addiction

Affiliation
Department of Family and Community Medicine & Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

Biography

Dr. Angela L Stotts is a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in behavioral and pharmacological treatments for substance use disorders, including nicotine dependence. Dr. Stotts has been a principal or co-investigator on multiple treatment-research studies funded by NIH and other federal agencies. Specifically, she has had NIDA and NCI funding to test novel motivational interviewing and acceptance/mindfulness-based interventions for pregnant smokers and opiate abusers.

Publications

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Initial Pilot Test of a Group- Texting Intervention to Sustain Opioid Abstinence Following Residential Detoxification and Treatment

Author(s): Angela L Stotts, Thomas F Northrup and William D Norwood

Initial Pilot Test of a Group- Texting Intervention to Sustain Opioid Abstinence Following Residential Detoxification and Treatment

Relapse to opioids is common among detoxified patients following discharge from residential treatment. Mobile phone, group-texting technology offers an innovative method for delivering effective, lowcost aftercare during this critical period. Recent research suggests acceptance and mindfulness processes might be useful targets in opioid detoxification. An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group-texting intervention was developed and tested in a small pilot study (N=10) with detoxified opioid patients in residential treatm... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9005.1000110

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