Alcohol Research Group

  • Meenakshi Sabina Subbaraman, PhD

  • Biostatistician, Co-Director of Statistical and Data Services

  • Email

    MSubbaraman@arg.org

  • Phone

    510-898-5854

  • CV

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  • Expertise

    Cannabis and alcohol policy; intersection of cannabis and alcohol use; treatment for alcohol use disorders; methods for studying mediators/mechanisms of action.
Current Projects
Completed Projects
Selected Publications
  • Subbaraman M.S., Thomas S., Treffers R., Delucchi K., Kerr W.C., Martinez P., Roberts S.C.M. (2018). Associations between state‐level policies regarding alcohol use among pregnant women, adverse birth outcomes, and prenatal care utilization. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M.S., Metrik, J., Patterson, D., Swift, R. (2017). Cannabis use during treatment for alcohol use disorders predicts alcohol treatment outcomes. Addiction , Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman M.S., Kerr W.C. (2017). Support for marijuana legalization in the US state of Washington has continued to increase through 2016. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 175 205-209 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M.S., Kerr, W.C. (2016). Opinions on the privatization of distilled-spirits in Washington State: did voters change their minds?. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 77 (4) 568-576 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M.S (2016). Complementarity and substitution of alcohol and cannabis: A review of the literature. Substance Use & Misuse, 51 (11) 1399-414 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman M.S., Kerr W.C. (2015). Simultaneous versus concurrent use of alcohol and cannabis in the National Alcohol Survey. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39 (5) 872-879. Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M.S., Laudet, A.B., Ritter, L.A., Stunz, A., Kaskutas, L.A. (2015). Multi-source recruitment strategies for advancing addiction recovery research beyond treated samples. Journal of Community Psychology, 43 (5: ) 560-575. Abstract or Full Text
  • Roberts S.C.M., Subbaraman M.S., Delucchi K., Wilsnack S.C., Foster D.G. (2015). Moderators and mediators of the relationship between receiving versus being denied a pregnancy termination and subsequent binge drinking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 159 117-124 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman M.S. (2014). Can cannabis be considered a substitute medication for alcohol?. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49 (3) 292-8 Abstract or Full Text
  • Kaskutas L.A., Borkman T., Laudet A., Ritter L.A., Witbrodt J., Subbaraman M., Stunz, A., Bond, J. (2014). Elements that define recovery: the experiential perspective. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75 (6) 999-1010 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman M.S., Witbrodt J. (2014). Differences between abstinent and non-abstinent individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 39 (12) 1730-5 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M.S. & Kerr, W. C. (2013). State panel estimates of the effects of the minimum legal drinking age on alcohol consumption, 1950-2002. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37 (Supplement 1) E291-296 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman M.S., Lendle S.D., van der Laan M.J., Kaskutas L.A., Ahern J. (2013). Cravings as a mediator and moderator of drinking outcomes in the COMBINE study. Addiction, Abstract or Full Text
  • Lendle S.D., Subbaraman M.S., van der Laan M.J. (2013). Identification and efficient estimation of the natural direct effect among the untreated. Biometrics, 69 (2) 310-317 Abstract or Full Text
  • Subbaraman, M., Kaskutas, L.A., & Zemore, S.E. (2011). Sponsorship and service as mediators of the effects of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a 12-step facilitation intervention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116 (3-Jan) 117-124 Abstract or Full Text
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