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Substance Misuse

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HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs in the U.S.

This was a randomized and controlled clinical trial in which individuals receiving drug abuse treatment will be recruited to participate in a multi-center HIV testing and counseling study. The study assessed the relative effectiveness of three HIV testing strategies, (1) on-site HIV rapid testing with brief, participant-tailored prevention counseling, (2) on-site HIV rapid testing with information only and (3) referral for off-site HIV testing, in increasing receipt of HIV test results.

Rural Expansion of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Electronic Health Record Data Collection and Analysis (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

Rural Expansion of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Extended-release Buprenorphine vs. Sublingual Buprenorphine-naloxone in Rural Settings (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

Adolescent outcomes of Post-operative opioid Exposure (APEX) (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

Derivation and Validation of New Measurement-Based Care Tools Derived from the Brief Addiction Monitor (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

Rural Expansion of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

The overall objective of this project is to investigate effective ways to expand access to MOUD in rural areas. Telemedicine (TM) offers an alternative or complementary approach to delivery of MOUD that is particularly attractive for implementation in rural areas. The CTN-0102 Feasibility study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of implementing TM in six rural primary care clinics with varying levels of OBOT capacity to inform implementation strategies for future larger randomized control trials.

Characteristics of Screening, Evaluation, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C Viral Infection, and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Substance abuse is associated with a wide spectrum of medical disorders, including infections due to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as well as sexually transmitted infections. Despite the seriousness of this problem, there has not been a systematic investigation of infectious disease services in the substance abuse treatment health care delivery system.

National Medication-Assisted Treatment Survey of Substance Use Disorder Programs Serving American Indian and Alaska Native People (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

This study seeks to provide a detailed description of the use of MATs for Opioid Use Disorders in health care systems and substance abuse treatment programs serving AI/AN communities, much-needed insights regarding the dynamics around the decision to implement such practices, and carefully formulated methods for more effective dissemination.

Douglas Novins, M.D.

Director, Native American and Telehealth Programs

Colorado University - Anschutz

The Great Plains Initiative

The Great Plains Initiative has two primary aims. Aim 1 is to determine community-defined needs for identifying and addressing substance use issues in order to create a Great Plains American Indian substance use research agenda. Such issues may involve a broad range of topics, such as specific substance misuse, barriers to treatment, the role of historical trauma in substance use, mistrust of research, and others as determined through the Community-based participatory research process.

Overview of Justice System Research Initiatives

NIDA funds a broad portfolio of research addressing drug abuse in the context of the justice system. Drug abuse and crime are highly correlated in both the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system. Estimates suggest that over half of individuals in prison and nearly two thirds of individuals in jails met criteria for drug dependence or misuse. ¹ Among adolescents involved in serious offenses, substance dependence or misuse is approximately 3-4 times higher than that of the general population of adolescents.