Staff Publications & Presentations

White, W. L., Dennis, M. L., & Godley, M. D. (2002). Adolescent substance use disorders: From acute treatment to recovery management. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 11(3), 172–175

White, W. L., Dennis, M. L., & Tims, F. (2002). Adolescent treatment: Its history and current renaissance. Counselor, 3(2), 20–24

White, W. L., Dezhakam, H., Ranjbar, E., Sarapas, C., & Mouton, C. (2026). Integrating medication and psychosocial support for addiction recovery: A study of Congress 60. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2026.2617255

White, W. L., DuPont, R. L., & Skipper, G. E. (2007). Physicians health programs: What counselors can learn from these remarkable programs. Counselor 8(2), 42–47

White, W. L., Evans, A. C., & Lamb, R. (2010). Community recovery.

White, W. L., Evans, A. C., Ali, S., Abrahams, I., & King, J. (2009). The recovery revolution: Will it include children and adolescents? Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services

White, W. L., Evans, A. C., Ali, S., Achara-Abrahams, I., & King, J. (2010). The recovery revolution: Will it include children, adolescents, and transition age youth? Executive Summary. Counselor, 11, 58–61

White, W. L., Evans, A. C., Jr., Lamb, R., & Achara-Abrahams, I. (2013). Addiction recovery communities as Indigenous cultures: Implications for professional and scientific collaborations. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 31(1), 121–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2013.746591

White, W. L., Evans. A. C., & Lamb, R. (2009). Reducing addiction-related social stigma. Counselor, 10(6), 52–58

White, W. L., Galanter, M., Humphreys, K., & Kelly, J. (2016) The paucity of attention to Narcotics Anonymous in current public, professional, and policy responses to rising opioid addiction. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 34(4), 437–462. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2016.1217712

White, W. L., Galanter, M., Kolodner, G., Kepner, W. E., Sarapas, C. & Mouton, C. L. (2025). Medications for opioid use disorder: Enhancing retention to achieve long-term remission and recovery. Chestnut Health Systems, Lighthouse Institute. https://deriu82xba14l.cloudfront.net/file/2461/2025%20MOUD%20Retention%20Monograph%20Final.pdf

White, W. L., Gasperin, D., Nystrom, J., Ambrose, C. T., & Esarey, C. N. (2005). The other side of burnout: An ethnographic study of exemplary performance and health among probation officers. Perspectives: The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association, 29(2), 26-31

White, W. L., Godley, M., & Dennis, M. (2003). Early age of substance experimentation: Implications for student assistance programs. Student Assistance Journal, 16(1), 22–25

White, W. L., Humphreys, K., Bourgeois, M., Chiapella, P., Evans, A., Flaherty, M., Gaumond, P, Haggerson, P., Haberle, B., Hill, T., Kaskutas, L. A., Kelly, J., McDaid, C., Powell, J., Scott, C., & Taylor, P. (2013). The status and future of addiction recovery support services in the United States.

White, W. L., Joleaud, B., Dudek, F., & Carty, B. (1994). The training life: Living and learning in the substance abuse field conversation series. Lighthouse Institute

White, W. L., Kelly, J. F., & Roth, J. D. (2012). New addiction-recovery support institutions: Mobilizing support beyond professional addiction treatment and recovery mutual aid. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 7(2–4), 297–317. https://doi.org/10.1080/1556035X.2012.705719

White, W. L., Kurtz, E., & Acker, C. (2001). The combined addiction disease chronologies of William White, MA, Ernie Kurtz, PhD, and Caroline Acker, PhD

White, W. L., Kurtz, E., & Sanders, M. (2006). Recovery Management [Monograph]. Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center

White, W. L., Laudet, A. B., & Becker, J. B. (2006). Life meaning and purpose in addiction recovery. Addiction Professional, 4(4), 18–23

White, W. L., Parrino, M., & Ginter, W. (2011). A dialogue on the psychopharmacology in behavioral healthcare: The acceptance of medication-assisted treatment in addictions [Briefing paper]

White, W. L., Popovits, R., & Donahue, E. (2007). Ethical, legal and policy issues in the treatment of co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders among adolescents. In Y. Kaminer, & O.Bukstein (Eds.), Adolescent substance abuse: Dual diagnosis and high risk behaviors (pp. 473–492). Haworth Press

White, W. L., PRO-ACT Ethics Workgroup, with legal discussion by Popovits R. & Donohue, B. (2007). Ethical guidelines for the delivery of peer-based recovery support services. Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services. 

White, W. L., Sanders, M., & Sanders, T. (2006). Addiction in the African American community: The recovery legacies of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X. Counselor, 7(5), 53–58

White, W. L., Schwartz, J., & the Philadelphia Clinical Supervision Workgroup. (2007). The role of clinical supervision in recovery-oriented systems of behavioral healthcare. Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services

White, W. L., Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Boyle, M. G. (2005). It's time to stop kicking people out of addiction treatment. Counselor, 6(2), 12–25

White, W. L., Sharar, D. A., Dennis, M., & Donaldson, J. (2002). The Cannabis Youth Treatment study: Implications for Employee Assistance Programs. EAP Digest, 22(2), 26–29

White, W. L., Sharar, D., & Funk, R. (2001). Elevating the business ethics in employee assistance: Recommendations from a national survey. Behavioral Health Management, 21(4), 38–42

White, W. L., Sharar, D., Dennis, M., & Donaldson, J. (2002). Cannabis and kids. EAP Digest, 22(2), 26–29

White, W. L., Stauffer, B. & Tarino, D. (2020). Personal privacy and public recovery advocacy.

White, W. L., Webber, J. R., & Woll. P. (2003). Project SAFE: Best practices resource manual [Manual]. Illinois Department of Human Service

White, W. L., Weingartner, R. M., Levine, M., Evans, A. C., & Lamb, R. (2013). Recovery prevalence and health profile of people in recovery: Results of a Southeastern Pennsylvania survey on the resolution of alcohol and other drug problems. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 45(4), 287–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2013.825031

White, W. L., Woll, P., & Godley, S. H. (1997). The delivery and supervision of outreach services: Project SAFE. Illinois Department of Human Services

White, W. L., Woll, P., & Webber, R. (2003). Project SAFE: Innovative practices 2002. Executive summary. Illinois Department of Human Service, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

White, W., & Sharar, D. (2003). The evolution of employee assistance: A brief history and trend analysis. EAP Digest, Fall, 16-24.

White, W., Galanter, M., Humphreys, K., & Kelly, J. (2020) "We do recover": Scientific studies on Narcotics Anonymous.