DESPR Research Resources

• Grants Information & Guidance for Applicants
  Describes various grant vehicles, offers guidance on application development, human subjects and diversity inclusion policies
• Research Project Concept Paper Guide [Word File]
• Resource Links
  Links to useful research tools and reports, much of it downloadable content.
• Meetings and Conferences
• DESPR Seminar Series
• Upcoming Meetings
• Past Meetings
• Economics of Drug Abuse Treatment Services - Bibliography (2005) [pdf 776 KB] - William Cartwright, Ph.D.

These links were selected because they offer direct access to various information useful to substance abuse researchers. Most sites offer downloadable measurement instruments, data (many with codebooks), and reports. Information is annotated, and the sites are easy to navigate. If you wish to nominate a site, bring it to the attention of a NIDA program official.

Financing and Economic Research

• Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP)
  A battery of cost data collection instruments and interview guide designed to be used in a variety of medical treatment and social service settings to estimate the cost of treatment at the program (Program DATACAP) and the client (Inpatient DATCAP & Outpatient DATACAP) levels developed by Dr. Michael French at the University of Miami.
• Substance Abuse Services Cost Analysis Program (SASCAP)
  A battery of cost data collection instruments designed to collect service costs and revenue (SASCAP-Cost) and labor costs (SASCAP-Labor) across treatments developed by Dr. Gary Zarking and Laura Dunlap at RTI in North Carolina.

Treatment and Prevention Services

• Chestnut Health Systems, Research and Training Lighthouse Institute
  Information and widely used measures, including the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) for a variety of large projects examining the drug abuse treatment service delivery.
• The Treatment Research Institute (TRI)
  Home of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Drug Evaluation Network System (DENS), this site providers information, measures, and data archives for a variety of large projects examining the drug abuse treatment service delivery.
• Institute of Behavioral Research at Texas Christian University
  Information, measures, and data archives for a variety of large projects examining the drug abuse treatment service delivery.
• University of Kentucky Center for Drug and Alcohol Research
  Information, measures, and data archives for a variety of large projects examining the drug and alcohol abuse treatment service delivery.
• Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes Study (DATOS)
  Information, measures, and data archives for this national study examining the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment.
• Comorbidity and Addictions Center (CAC)
  Frequently-used measures and summaries of various projects examining the drug abuse treatment service delivery at the Washington University School of Social Work.
• The Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR)
  Information, measures, and data archives for the University of Pittsburgh drug abuse treatment research program.
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
  Provides a large searchable archive of data bases, codebooks, reports, etc. most of it downloadable.
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
  Contains some downloadable reports on national surveys.

Statistical Analysis

• American Statistical Association Summary of Survey Analysis Software
  Provides annotated descriptions of major social survey analysis packages, links to vendors, and a variety of reports describing statistical applications used in survey analysis.
• Martindale's Calculators On Line
  Provides access to a host of online calculators to help with tasks like conversions and power analyses as well as articles and tutorials on statistical analyses.

Other Useful Links

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI)
  The University of Washington provides this up-to-date archive of links to alcohol and drug abuse research centers throughout the US. There are also links to government agencies, professional societies, and scholarly journals dealing with the topic.
• National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
  HSR Information Central - Serving the Information Needs of the Health Services Research Community (National Library of Medicine).

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DESPR Seminar Series

Most Wednesdays, the division holds an informal seminar in the main NIDA conference room on the 3rd floor between 9:30 and 10:30. These presentations involve program overviews or recent findings from the field. The speaker may not always be the person listed below, as POs may be sponsoring somebody in their portfolio.

If you are visiting the Neuroscience Center on a Wednesday, feel free to join us.

2010 Spring Schedule
Date	Branch	Staff Sponsor	Speaker & Topic
1-6/td>	Division All Hands Meeting Wilson Compton, M.D. State of DESPR
1-13	PRB
1-20	ERB		MTF Marsha Lopez, Ph.D.
1-27	Branch Research Findings Seminar
2-3	No Seminar - Council
2-10	Division All Hands Meeting No Seminar
2-17	SRB
2-18	10-11:00 AM	Hilton	New Developments in the Evolution of TCs for Addiction Tx David Deitch, PH.D.
2-24	PRB
3-3	Division All Hands Meeting No Seminar
3-10	OD		Outcomes Wilson Compton, M.D.
3-17	ERB	K. Etz	Howard Chilcoat, Ph.D.
3-24	SRB		Medication Assisted Treatment in Primary Care David Fiellin M.D.
3-31
4-7	Division All Hands Meeting No Seminar
4-14	PRB
4-21	ERB		Status update of the GEI program Louise Wideroff, Ph.D.
4-28	SRB
5-5	No Seminar - Council
5-12	Division All Hands Meeting No Seminar
5-19	Branch Research Findings Seminar
5-26	No Seminar

Upcoming Meetings

• The Role of Persuasion in Preventing Adolescent Drug Misuse; Bill Crano, Claremont Graduate University February 4th, 2010 10:00 to 11:30, SAMHSA Conference Room 1 Cherry Choke Lane, Gaithersburg, MD
• Role New Developments in the Evolution of TCs for Addiction Tx; David Deitch, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, February 19th, 2010 10:00 to 11:00, NIDA 3rd Floor Conference Room, Bethesda, MD
• 3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement, March 15-16, 2010, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
• Society for Prevention Research; May 28 through 30, 2010 San Francisco Ca.
• Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) Summit/State Association of Addiction Services (SAAS) Conference; July 11 through 14, 2010, Cincinnati, OH
• International Conference on Objective Measurement (ICOM2010); September 1 through 3, Bethesda, MD.

Past Meetings

2006

• December 1-2 - Disasters and Substance Abuse
  [Summary]
• November 20-21 - NIDA Enhanced State Capacity to Foster Adoption of Science-Based Practices
  [Summary]
• November 13 - Drug Use Trajectories Among African-Americans
  [Summary]
• November 7-8 - Mapping the Environment: A Workshop on Measuring the Social Environment In Drug Abuse Research
  [Summary]
• November 6 - Children of Parents in the Criminal Justice System: Children at Risk
• September 12-13 - Drug Court & Other Problems Solving Courts: State of the Science
  [Summary]

2005

• March 26-29, 2006 - Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE). Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel, Baltimore, MD
  DESPR Contact Noble Jones
• March 2-4, 2006 - The Sixth International Conference on Occupational Stress and Work. Miami Florida - Hyatt Regency Miami Hotel. Call expires April 1, 2005.
  Contact Tom Hilton
• October 24-26, 2005 - Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities. Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA
  Meeting information available online
• September 27, 2005 - The Role of Faith-Based Programs in the Treatment of Drug Abuse. Marriott Bethesda North Hotel, Bethesda, MD.

2004

• June 23-25, 2004 - Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions - Harnessing Services Research to Improve Care for Mental, Substance Abuse, and Medical/Physical Disorders, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C.
• June 21-22, 2004 - Advancing Research to Reduce Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Health Disparities: Methodological Considerations - [Meeting Summary]
• June 5, 2004 - Strengthening Federal-State Partnerships to Enhance Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices - [Meeting Summary]
• March 1-2, 2004 - New Dynamics of HIV Risk Among Drug-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men - [Meeting Summary]
• January 8-9, 2004 - Still at Risk for Drug Abuse: New Directions for Prevention Research Among Young Adults - [Meeting Summary]

2003

• July 17-18, 2003 - Primary Care and Drug Abuse: A Research-Setting Round Table Seminar - [Meeting Summary]
• April 3-4, 2003 - What Do Schools Really Think About Prevention Research? Blending Research and Reality - [Meeting Summary]

2002

• December 4, 2002 - Future Research on Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth - [Meeting Summary]
• March 14-15, 2002 - Blending Clinical Practice and Research - Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment - [Program Book & Video Cast]

2001

• August 9-10, 2001 - 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research: A Progress Update - [Meeting Summary]
• May 30, 2001 - Integrating Research into Drug Courts - [Meeting Summary]
• April 10, 2001 - Prescription Drugs: Misuse, Abuse and Addiction A Research Update - [Meeting Summary]

2000

• March 15-17, 2000 - NIDA/NDRI Meeting Underscores the Need for Cooperation Between Public Health & Correctional Systems - [Meeting Summary]
• September 29 & 30, 2000 - New Directions in Therapeutic Communities Research: Building a Partnership Between Research and Practice - [Meeting Summary]

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