As shown in the November 4, 1998 SAMHSA News Releases and Fact Sheets
ADDICTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM
EXPANDED, $7.6 MILLION AWARDED IN
GRANTS
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) today announced expansion
of the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers program and $7.6 million in
grants to 13 centers and one coordinating center.
The Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) were created in 1993
to disseminate to addiction treatment professionals the latest research-based
information on best practices and treatment techniques, as well as information
on appropriate qualifications for addiction treatment personnel.
The program is being expanded from 11 to 13 centers, and increased in coverage
from 24 states and Puerto Rico to 40 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
"Expansion of the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers will help to
ensure that addiction treatment professionals receive the very latest in
treatment technology and methods," said SAMHSA Administrator Nelba Chavez,
Ph.D. "In so doing, this program plays a vital role in supporting
two of President Clinton's Drug Control Strategy Goals—better treatment
increases the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related
crime and violence, and reduces health and social costs to the public of
illegal drug use."
"The ATTCs will play a significant role in developing CSAT knowledge-generating
initiatives,"said CSAT Director H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. "Once
the science shows that new approaches are effective, the ATTCs will disseminate
the knowledge to substance abuse professionals throughout the country."
Each of the 13 ATTCs will receive grants of $525,000 to operate in fiscal
1999. The program coordinating center, at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City, will receive $739,589 for the fiscal year. The coordinating
center serves as a resource to provide an inventory of addictions-related
curricula and other products, maintain a national web site with links to
SAMHSA, NIH and other related sites, technical assistance, and coordination
of special initiatives.
ADDICTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS
The two new centers are located in the Jane Addams School of Social
Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with Nathan Linsk, Ph.D.
as project director, covering Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin, and Danya International,
Inc., of Silver Spring, Md., with Jeffrey Hoffman, Ph.D. as project director,
covering Washington, D.C., and Delaware.
The 11 continuing ATTCs are in the following locations:
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, covering Missouri and Kansas, Sue Giles
project director
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University of Nevada, College of Education, covering Nevada, Montana, Wyoming
and Utah, Gary L. Fisher, Ph.D. project director
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Rockefeller College, covering New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Lanny
Parsons project director
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University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, covering California,
Arizona and New Mexico, David A. Deitch, Ph.D., project director
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Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, covering Texas and Arkansas,
Phil Orrick project director
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Virginia Commonwealth University, covering Virginia, North Carolina and
Maryland, with Paula K. Horvatich, Ph.D., project director
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Morehouse School of Medicine Cork Institute, covering Georgia, Alabama,
South Carolina and Florida, Karen Kelly, M.S., project director
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Oregon Office of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, covering Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Alaska, Steven L. Gallon, Ph.D., project director
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Brown University Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, covering Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts, Susan
Storti, R.N., project director
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Universidad Central del Caribe, covering Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands,
Rafaela R. Robles, Ed.D., project director
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University of Iowa Substance Abuse Counseling Program, covering Iowa, Nebraska,
South
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Dakota and North Dakota, Anne Helene Skinstad, Psy.D., project director
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National Advisory Council (NAC) held their meeting open to the public on January 26, 1999.
Westley
Clark’s First Day On The Job
BRIDGING
THE GAP BETWEEN PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: Forging Partnerships with Community-Based Drug and
Alcohol Treatment
NIDA
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Meeting, September 16, 1998
Newsworthy Notes - from the 71st NIDA National Advisory Council
Meeting, February 3, 1999
Dr. Alan Leshner, Director of NIDA, commenced the meeting by saying goodbye to
member Dr. Reese Jones, whose term as a council member has expired. Dr. Leshner
presented a plaque to Dr. Jones, commemorating his time as a council member.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse celebrates its 25th anniversary this
year. NIDA’s birthday is being commemorated by a new logo (indicating its 25
years of existence), a symposium highlighting scientific advances in the field over the
last 25 years, scheduled for fall of 1999, and a move...NIDA’s offices are moving to
6001 Executive Blvd. in Bethesda, MD. The ribbon on the new building was cut on the 2nd.
Happy Birthday NIDA!
In financial news, NIDA has received a nearly 15% increase in funding this year,
and the entire NIH is slated for a 2.1% budget increase in 2000. In spite of budget
increases, the overall funding success rate is unlikely to increase, due to a greater
number of applications. Dr. Leshner expects the success rate to remain at around 30%, even
though the total number of grants will increase by around 100. Dr. Leshner raised the
possibility of involving members of the public in the peer review process - this issue
will be discussed at a later council meeting.
In the past year, NIDA has published numerous collaborative, joint institute
RFA’s, and continues to do so. Some new research interests include the Genetics of
Drug Addiction Vulnerability, and Research on Drug Courts. NIDA’s award-winning
drug abuse prevention initiative ‘NIDA Goes to School’ has been sent to
schools across the country. NIDA is also joining K-Mart in their "Kids Race
Against Drugs" prevention effort. Some promising upcoming NIDA publications
include: "Therapy Manuals for Drug Addiction", and a guide for the
general public, entitled "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment."
The highlight of the meeting was the presentation of NIDA’s new Clinical Trials
Network by Dr. Steve Zukin. The Clinical Trials Network is a national initiative to
validate and adapt science-based behavioral and pharmacological therapies in "real
world" clinical settings for community-based treatment programs across the country.
It is on par with the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) clinical trials, and,
according to Zukin, will "change the face of our field forever." Leshner
could barely restrain his enthusiasm over the interest expressed by community treatment
providers to be involved with the effort when he claimed, "I want one in every
neighborhood!" NIDA will host be a pre-application meeting on February 22nd
in Rockville, MD and applications are due April 13, 1999. For more information, go to
NIDA’s website at http://www.nida.nih.gov/ClinicalTrials.html.
Other presentations included an overview of the NIDA and NCI Collaboration on the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use
Research Centers Initiative, the NIDA evaluation of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Media Campaign,
and Dr. Timothy Condon gave an update on an overview of the impressive array of research
dissemination activities being conducted by NIDA.
NIDA has a great deal of success to celebrate during this 25th anniversary year
- and seems destined for greater success under Dr. Leshner’s dynamic leadership.
These "unofficial" selected notes were prepared by Danya International, Inc. for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Global Network.
DISCLAIMER
These notes are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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