Journal Archive

Program Capacity:

Amaro, H., Kong, Y., Marsh, J. C., Khachikian, T., & Guerrero, E. (2023). Identifying Gender Differences in Risk Profiles and in Opioid Treatment Outcomes in Los Angeles County. Evaluation and Program Planning, 102240. Download PDF.

Guerrero, E.G., Amaro, H., Khachikian, T., Zahir, M., Marsh, J.C. (2022).  A bifurcated opioid treatment system and widening insidious disparities.  Addictive Behaviors 130, 107296.

Guerrero, E.G., Amaro, H., Kong, Y., Khachikian, T., Marsh, J.C. (2021). Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counseling. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 16(52).   Download PDF.

Marsh, J.C., Amaro, H., Kong, Y., Khachikian, T., Guerrero, E.G.,  (2021). Gender disparities in access and retention in outpatient methadone treatment for opioid use disorder in low-income urban communities. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 127, doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108399.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Alibrahim, A., Howard, L. D., Wu, S., D’Aunno, T. (in press). Stability in a Large Drug Treatment System: Examining the Role of Program Size and Performance on Service Discontinuation. International Journal of Drug Policy.  Download PDF.

Fringpong, J. A., Guerrero, E. G., Kong, Y., & Kim, T. (2016). Abstinence at successful discharge in publicly funded addiction health services. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 43(4), 661-675.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Padwa, H., Fenwick, K, Harris, L.M., Aarons, G. (2016). Identifying and ranking implicit leadership strategies to promote evidence-based practice implementation in addiction health services. Implementation Science, 11 (1), 69.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Andrews, C., Harris, L., Padwa, H., Kong, Y., & Fenwick, K. (2016). Improving coordination of addiction health services organizations with mental health and public health services. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 60, 45-53.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Aarons, G. A., Grella, C. E., Garner, B. R., Cook, B., & Vega, W. A. (2016). Program capacity to eliminate outcome disparities in addiction health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 43(1), 23-35.   Download PDF.

Padwa, H., Guerrero, E. G., Braslow, J. T., & Fenwick, K. M. (2015). Barriers to serving clients with co-occurring disorders in a transformed mental health system. Psychiatric Services, 66(5), 547-550.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Fenwick, K., Kong, Y., Grella, C., & D’Aunno, T. (2015). Paths to improving engagement among racial and ethnic minorities in addiction health services. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 10 (1), 1.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, G. E., Harris, L., Padwa, H., Vega, W. A., & Palinkas, L. (2015). Expected impact of health care reform on the organization and service delivery of publicly funded addiction health services. Adm Policy Ment Health, doi: 10.1007/s10488-015-0662-9. Download PDF.

Guerrero, G. E., Aarons, A. G., & Palinkas, A. L. (2014). Organizational capacity for service integration in community-based addiction health services. American Journal of Public Health, 104, e40-e47. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301842. Download PDF.

Guerrero, G. E., Heslin, K., Chang, B. K., Fenwick, K., & Yano, E. (2014). Organizational correlates of implementation of mental health and primary care in the veterans health administration. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 41(5), 569-706. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0582-0. Download PDF.

Guerrero, G. E., He, A., Kim, A., & Aarons, G. (2014). Organizational implementation of evidence-based substance abuse treatment in racial and ethnic minority communities. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 41(6), 737-749. doi: 10.1007/s10488-013-0515-3. Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., & Kim, A. (2013). Organizational structure, leadership and readiness for change and the implementation of organizational cultural competence in addiction health services. Evaluation and Program Planning, 40, 74-81.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2013). Workforce diversity in outpatient substance abuse treatment: The role of leaders’ characteristics. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 44(2), 208-215.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, Erick G., Jemima Frimpong, Yinfei Kong, Karissa Fenwick, and Gregory A. Aarons. In process. “Advancing theory on the multilevel role of leadership in the implementation of evidence-based health care practices.”  Health Care Management ReviewDownload PDF.

Cultural Competency:

Guerrero, E. G., Fenwick, K., & Kong, Y., (2017). Advancing theory development: Exploring the leadership-climate relationship as a mechanism of the implementation of cultural competence. Implementation Science 12, 133.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Song, A., Henwood, B., Kong, Y., Kim, T. (2017). Response to culturally competent drug treatment among homeless persons with different living arrangements. Evaluation and Program Planning 66, 63-69.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Garner, B., Cook, B., Kong, Y. (2017). Does the implementation of evidence based and culturally competent practices reduce disparities in addiction treatment outcomes? Addictive Behaviors 73, 119-123.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Villatoro, J. A., Kong, Y., Gamiño, M. B., Vega, W. A., & Mora, M. E. M. (2014). Mexicans’ use of illicit drugs in an era of drug reform: National comparative analysis by migrant status. International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(3), 451-457.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., & Kao, D. (2013). Racial/ethnic minority and low-income hotspots and their geographic proximity to integrated care providers. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 8(1), 34.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Kao, D., & Perron, B. E. (2013). Travel distance to outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities for Spanish-speaking clients. International Journal of Drug Policy, 24(1), 38-45.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Khachikian, T., Kim, T., Kong, Y., & Vega, W. A. (2013). Spanish language proficiency among providers and Latino clients’ engagement in substance abuse treatment. Addictive behaviors, 38(12), 2893-2897.   Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2012). Organizational characteristics that foster early adoption of cultural and linguistic competence in outpatient substance abuse treatment in the United States. Evaluation and program planning, 35(1), 9-15.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Campos, M., Urada, D., & Yang, J. C. (2012). Do cultural and linguistic competence matter in latinos’ completion of mandated substance abuse treatment? Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 7(34).  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E., & Andrews, C. M. (2011). Cultural competence in outpatient substance abuse treatment: Measurement and relationship to wait time and retention. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 119(1), e13-e22.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2010). Managerial capacity and adoption of culturally competent practices in outpatient substance abuse treatment organizations. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 39(4), 329-339.  Download PDF.

Marsh, J. C., Cao, D., Guerrero, E., & Shin, H. C. (2009). Need-service matching in substance abuse treatment: Racial/ethnic differences. Evaluation and Program Planning, 32(1), 43-51.  Download PDF.

Disparities:

Guerrero, E. G., Garner, B., Cook, B., Kong, Y., Vega, W., Gelberg, L. (2017). Identifying and reducing disparities in successful addiction treatment completion: Testing the role of Medicaid. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy 12, 27.   Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Legnick-Hall, R., & Andrews, C. (2017). Underlying challenges of public health insurance enrollment and use among Latino adults: Insights from the largest safety-net institution in Los Angeles. Public Health 152, 1-4.

Andrews, C. M., Guerrero, G. E., Wooten, N. R., & Lengnick-Hall, R. (2015). The medicaid expansion gap and racial and ethnic minorities with substance use disorders. American Journal of Public Health, 105 (S3).

Guerrero, E. G., Padwa, H., Lengnick-Hall, R., Kong, Y., & Perrigo, J. L. (2015). Leadership and Licensure for Drug Treatment and the Implementation of Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment in Community Mental Health Centers. Community mental health journal, 51(5), 554-566.   Download PDF.

Cederbaum, J. A., Guerrero, E. G., Mitchell, K. R., & Kim, T. (2014). Utilization of emergency and hospital services among individuals in substance abuse treatment. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 9(1), 16.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Marsh, J. C., Cao, D., Shin, H. C., & Andrews, C. (2014). Gender disparities in utilization and outcome of comprehensive substance abuse treatment among racial/ethnic groups. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 46(5), 584-591.  Download PDF. 

Guerrero, E. G., Henwood, B., & Wenzel, S. L. (2014). Service integration to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles County: Multiple stakeholder perspectives. Human Services Organizations Management, Leadership & Governance, 38(1), 44-54.  Download PDF.

Kao, D., Torres, L. R., Guerrero, E. G., Mauldin, R. L., & Bordnick, P. S. (2014). Spatial accessibility of drug treatment facilities and the effects on locus of control, drug use, and service use among heroin-injecting Mexican American men. International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(3), 598-607.   Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Marsh, J. C., Duan, L., Oh, C., Perron, B., & Lee, B. (2013). Disparities in completion of substance abuse treatment between and within racial and ethnic groups. Health services research, 48(4), 1450-1467.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2013). Examination of treatment episodes among women and racial and ethnic minorities in addiction treatment. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 13(3), 227-243.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Marsh, J. C., Khachikian, T., Amaro, H., & Vega, W. A. (2013). Disparities in Latino substance use, service use, and treatment: implications for culturally and evidence-based interventions under health care reform. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 133(3), 805-813.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2013). Managerial challenges and strategic solutions to implementing organizational change in substance abuse treatment for Latinos. Administration in Social Work, 37(3), 286-296.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G. (2013). Enhancing access and retention in substance abuse treatment: the role of Medicaid payment acceptance and cultural competence. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 132(3), 555-561.   Download PDF.

Heslin K.C., Guerrero, G. E., Mitchell M. N., Afable M., & Dobalian A. (2013) Explaining differences in hepatitis C between U.S. veterans and non-veterans in treatment for substance abuse: Results from a regression decomposition. Substance Use & Misuse, 48(10), 854-862. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.808222

Guerrero, E. G., Cepeda, A., Duan, L., & Kim, T. (2012). Disparities in completion of substance abuse treatment among Latino subgroups in Los Angeles County, CA. Addictive behaviors, 37(10), 1162-1166.  Download PDF. 

Guerrero, E. G., Pan, K. B., Curtis, A., & Lizano, E. L. (2011). Availability of substance abuse treatment services in Spanish: A GIS analysis of Latino communities in Los Angeles County, California. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 6(1), 21.  Download PDF.

Perron, B. E., Vaughn, M. G., Howard, M. O., Bohnert, A., & Guerrero, E. (2010). Item response theory analysis of DSM-IV criteria for inhalant-use disorders in adolescents. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 71(4), 607-614.   Download PDF. 

Marsh, J.C., Cao, D., Guerrero, G. E., & Shin, H. (2009). Need-service matching in substance abuse treatment: Racial/ethnic differences. Evaluation and Program Planning, 32(9), 43-51. doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.09.003.  Download PDF.

HIV:

Cederbaum, J. A., Adhikari, A. B., Guerrero, E. G., & Hutchinson, M. K. (2016). Relationship satisfaction and communication among urban minority HIV-positive and HIV-negative mothers: The influence on daughter’s alcohol use. Journal of family issues, 37(2), 155-176.   Download PDF.

Frimpong, J. A., Guerrero, E. G., Kong, Y., & Tsai, G. (2015). Correlates of HIV testing and receipt of test results in addiction health services in Los Angeles County. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 10(1), 31.  Download PDF.

Cederbaum, J. A., Guerrero, E. G., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Vincent, C. A. (2015). Maternal HIV, substance use role modeling, and adolescent girls’ alcohol use. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 26(3), 259-270.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., & Cederbaum, J. A. (2011). Adoption and utilization of sexually transmitted infections testing in outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities serving high risk populations in the US. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22(1), 41-48.  Download PDF.

Additional Publications:

Guerrero, E. G., Moore, H., & Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2017). A scientific framework for social work doctoral education in the 21st century. Research on Social Work Practice, 1-11.  Download PDF.

Guerrero, E. G., Hanh, E. E., Khachikian, T., Chuang, E., Brown, A. F. (2017). Interdisciplinary dissemination and implementation research to advance translational science: Challenges and opportunities. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1-6.  Download PDF.

Aguila V., E., Guerrero, E. G., Vega, W. A. (2016). Sociodemographic characteristics associated with alcohol use among low-income Mexican older adults. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, 11(1), 16.  Download PDF. 

Guerrero, G. E. (2014). What does it take for social work to evolve to science status? Discussing definition, structure, and contextual challenges and opportunities. Research in Social Work Practice, 24(5), 601-606. doi: 10.1177/1049731513511993.

Guerrero, G. E., Villatoro, J.A., Kong, Y., Fleiz, C., Vega, W.A., Stratdhee, S., & Medina-Mora, M.E. (2014). Barriers to accessing substance abuse treatment in Mexico: National comparative analysis by migration status. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 9(30), 1-8.  Download PDF.

Perron, B. E., Vaughn, M. G., Howard, M. O. Bohnert, A. & Guerrero, G. E. (2010). Item response theory analysis of DSM-IV criteria for inhalant use disorders in adolescents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 71(4), 607-614.

Guerrero, G. E. (2005). Lack of self-control breeds counterproductive work behaviors in mental health workers. Kellogg Journal of Organizational Behavior. Download PDF.