RESEARCH
AT TRI
Investigators at the Treatment Research Institute are dedicated to the advancement of treatment effectiveness in substance abuse through research and dissemination. In academic and real-world settings, TRI scientists conduct original research and evaluate the findings of their peers to identify what works and what doesn’t in substance abuse treatment.
Use
of alcohol and other drugs can produce symptoms that aggravate or mask
symptoms of medical conditions and complicate treatment effectiveness.
Too often, physicians are not trained to explore substance abuse among
their patients and adjust medical management accordingly. In the Addiction
in Health Care Section researchers are undertaking a grant program
supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at bringing substance
use issues into mainstream healthcare.
Monitoring and Feedback in Substance Abuse Treatment: Consistent with concurrent recovery monitoring model, three-stage study by John Cacciola, Ph.D. will develop a monitoring instrument and associated intervention. Abstract.
Cash Versus Non-Cash Contingency Management: first-ever study funded by NIDA will evaluate differential efficacy, cost-effectiveness and ethics of a cash- versus voucher-based CM protocol in the treatment of drug dependence. Read abstract.
Prevention Intervention for Low Risk Adult Drug Court Clients: Stage Ia/Ib Behavioral Therapy Development grant from NIDA will develop an intervention designed to interrupt acquisition of addictive behavior in adult drug court clients with no identifiable substance use disorder. Read abstract.
State Capital Punishment Statutes and Mental Retardation: Definitions of “mental retardation” in state capital punishment statutes vary considerably by states, with only a small portion using clinically acceptable criteria. Read abstract of national survey findings.
Read Special Articles on Adolescent Brain Development or Brief Intervention: Potential New Treatment Approach for Substance Abusing Adolescents, both prepared by TRI Senior Investigator Ken Winters, Ph.D.
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