In October 2002, CASAA received initial funding to support one of 17 nodes funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) nodes to be part of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN). The grant was renewed in September 2007. The goal of the CTN is "to improve the quality of drug abuse treatment throughout the country using science as the vehicle." The CTN provides an enterprise in which NIDA, treatment researchers, and community-based service providers cooperatively develop, validate, refine, and deliver new treatment options to patients in community-level clinical practice. The aims of the CTN are to conduct studies of behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated behavioral and pharmacological treatment interventions of therapeutic effect in rigorous, multi-site clinical trials to determine effectiveness across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diversified patient populations; and to ensure the transfer of research results to providers.
NIDA-CTN-0010 Buprenorphine/Naloxone-Facilitated Rehabilitation for Heroin Addicted Adolescents/Young Adults
NIDA-CTN-0013 Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to Improve Treatment Utilization and Outcome in Pregnant Substance Users
NIDA-CTN-0018 Reducing HIV/STD Risk Behaviors: A Research Study for Men in Drug Abuse Treatment
NIDA-CTN-0020 Job-Seekers Training for Patients with Drug Dependence
NIDA-CTN-0021 Motivational Enhancement Treatment (MET) to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcome for Spanish-Speaking Individuals Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse
CTN Meetings:
SW Node Committee Members' meeting June 4, 2009 at the Life Link in Santa Fe
CTN Workshops: PAMI workshop (Free Workshop) July 10, 2009 Albuquerque NM *** Workshop is now full *** Buprenorphine Treatment Training (Free Workshop) August 14, 2009 Albuquerque NM
CASAA serves as the Regional Research and Training Center (RRTC) for NIDA's Southwest Node in collaboration with partner Community Treatment Programs (CTPs) in New Mexico.