Andrew Saxon, MD
Personal Statement
My area of expertise is addiction psychiatry.
Department Affiliations
Centers/Programs
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Scholarly Expertise
Teaching Philosophy
My training philosophy involves serving as a role model for my trainees as well as generally apply a supportive, Socratic method.
- NIDA Clinical Trials Network: Pacific Northwest Node
- Improving the implementation of smartphone-based contingency management in medical settings for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: a qualitative analysis of patient and clinician experiences
- Improving opioid use disorder treatment using contingency management via mHealth
- Impact of medical and recreational marijuana laws on cannabis, opioids and psychiatric medications: national study of VA patients, 2000 – 2024
- Preventing addiction related suicide
- Evaluating the Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train-the-Trainer (SCOUTT) Program
- Collaborating to Heal Addiction and Mental Health in Primary Care (CHAMP)
Recent Publications
Impact of an opioid use disorder medication implementation intervention on hospitalization and emergency department utilization in the Veterans Health Administration.
(2025 Mar 26)
BMC Psychiatry 25(1): 288
Frost MC, Malte CA, Kennedy AJ, Saxon AJ, Gordon AJ, Hagedorn HJ, Williams EC, Trim RS, Lott A, Danner AN, Hawkins EJ
(2025 Mar 26)
BMC Psychiatry 25(1): 288
Frost MC, Malte CA, Kennedy AJ, Saxon AJ, Gordon AJ, Hagedorn HJ, Williams EC, Trim RS, Lott A, Danner AN, Hawkins EJ
Cannabis legalization and increasing cannabis use in the United States: Data from urine toxicology testing in emergency room patients.
(2025 Apr)
Int J Drug Policy 138(): 104765
Fink DS, Samples H, Malte CA, Olfson M, Wall MM, Alschuler DM, Simpson T, Mannes Z, Saxon AJ, Hasin DS
(2025 Apr)
Int J Drug Policy 138(): 104765
Fink DS, Samples H, Malte CA, Olfson M, Wall MM, Alschuler DM, Simpson T, Mannes Z, Saxon AJ, Hasin DS
Content analysis of perceptions of combined pharmacobehavioral treatment for American Indian people with opioid use disorder.
(2025 Feb)
Psychol Addict Behav 39(1): 1-13
Nelson LA, Collins SE, Shinagawa E, Park S, Rajeev V, McPhail G, Saplan S, Taylor EM, Aguilar-Bonnette AT, Mednansky S, Douthitt J, King RJ, Taylor MA, Kominsky TK, Green C, Saxon AJ, Clifasefi SL, CHaRRM-CN Community Advisory Board
(2025 Feb)
Psychol Addict Behav 39(1): 1-13
Nelson LA, Collins SE, Shinagawa E, Park S, Rajeev V, McPhail G, Saplan S, Taylor EM, Aguilar-Bonnette AT, Mednansky S, Douthitt J, King RJ, Taylor MA, Kominsky TK, Green C, Saxon AJ, Clifasefi SL, CHaRRM-CN Community Advisory Board
Mental Health Treatment among U.S. Military Veterans: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey.
(2025 Jan 3)
J Gen Intern Med
Marini M, Gutkind S, Livne O, Fink DS, Saxon AJ, Simpson TL, Sherman SE, Mannes ZL
(2025 Jan 3)
J Gen Intern Med
Marini M, Gutkind S, Livne O, Fink DS, Saxon AJ, Simpson TL, Sherman SE, Mannes ZL
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Long-Term Outcomes among Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder at Opioid Treatment Programs.
(2024 Dec 28)
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Zhu Y, Cousins SJ, Clingan SE, Mooney LJ, Saxon AJ, Evans EA, Hser YI
(2024 Dec 28)
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Zhu Y, Cousins SJ, Clingan SE, Mooney LJ, Saxon AJ, Evans EA, Hser YI
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