Ken Winters, Ph.D. is the director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, and a Senior Scientist with the Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in psychology (Clinical) from the State University of

funded by NIH to study the effectiveness of brief interventions with drug abusing adolescents. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse and the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and he was also the lead editor for two Treatment Improvement Protocol Series published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA) that focused on adolescent drug abuse assessment and treatment. Dr. Winters is a consultant to many organizations, including the Hazelden Foundation, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Partnership for Drug-Free America, World Health Organization, and the Mentor Foundation (an international drug abuse prevention organization).

Section Mission: To investigate the causes, effects and treatment of substance abuse among the nation’s youth, and disseminate findings to parents, treatment providers and to those who help design and approve treatment and prevention strategies for substance abusing youth.

Research and Evaluation: Dr. Winters and colleagues from TRI’s Law and Ethics Section are adapting and evaluating promising new interventions for substance abusing adolescents, including those involved with the criminal justice system. View Selected Projects.

Parent Outreach: Working with the Partnership for a Drug Free America, TRI is helping develop multi-media tools for parents trying to keep kids safe from drugs and alcohol. Other projects disseminate science-based information on adolescent brain development, availability of drugs via the Internet, and teen-age use of over-the-counter medications. View Selected Products.

Policy Development: TRI is helping lead a consortium of more than 50 organizations working to shape a national legislative and enforcement strategy to curb drug trafficking over the Internet. View Selected Projects.