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SAVE THE DATE: Annual CTN Scientific & Steering Committee Meeting, April 13-15, 2026 (Bethesda, MD)
The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) will hold its Annual Scientific and Steering Committee Meeting on Monday-Wednesday, April 13-15, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Natcher Building on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Registration and meeting details coming soon! Posted on January 30, 2026
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News from the Northeast Node: Innovations in OUD Treatment webinar (Feb. 26, 12pm ET)
Join the CTN Northeast Node for the next installment of their long-running Science Series: Innovations in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment February 26, 2026, 12-1pm ETPresenter: Sarah Wakeman, MD This session will review changes in the opioid overdose crisis and innovations in opioid use disorder treatment, including novel approaches to initiating buprenorphine, use of long-acting injectable buprenorphine, and strategies for methadone initiation in general medical settings. Register for the Science Series session here! Posted on January 27, 2026
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WATCH THE RECORDING: T&I SIG Meeting: Scoping Review of Implementation Strategies to Reduce Stigma in Healthcare Settings (Jan 20, 2026, 9am PT)
The recording from the CTN Translation & Implementation (T&I) SIG meeting on January 20, 2026 (9-10am PT), featuring guest speakers Camille Cioffi, PhD (Oregon Research Institute, University of OR), and Bryan Hartzler, PhD (Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of WA), is now available! Stigma toward people with substance use disorders (SUD) remains a major barrier to care. In their session, titled, “A Scoping Review of Implementation Strategies to Reduce Stigma Toward People Who Use Substances in Healthcare Settings,” Drs. Cioffi and Hartzler described the methods, results, and implications of a scoping review completed by the CTN T&I SIG Implementation Strategies Workgroup to identify and describe implementation strategies used to reduce stigmatizing attitudes toward people with SUD in healthcare settings. Watch the recording! Posted on December 12, 2025, updated January 21, 2026
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News from the Appalachian Node
The CTN-0135 Aim 2 manuscript has been published in JAMA Open Network: Kawasaki SS, Liebschutz JM, Murray-Krezan C, Switzer GE, Nash S, Jeong K, Winstanley EL. Barriers to Buprenorphine Initiation in Patients Using Fentanyl. JAMA Netw Open 2026 ;9(1):e2552136. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.52136. PMID: 41490107; PMCID: PMC12771233. Find it in the CTN Dissemination Library The Appalachian Node will be facilitating a symposium at the 2026 annual meeting of the College on the Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) [June 13-17 in Portland, Oregon] on science communication. Our symposium will summarize multimedia strategies we are using to effectively disseminate scientific findings and to engage communities. This will include the results of an evaluation of a data dashboard developed to visualize the results of CTN-0135 (Aim 2 survey). Posted on January 21, 2026
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New in the Library (December 2025 – January 2026)
Here are the latest items added to the CTN Dissemination Library for December 2025 – January 2026 (this post will be updated as new items come in): A scoping review of implementation strategies to reduce stigma toward people who use substances in healthcare settings. Cioffi C & Hartzler B. Webinar from the CTN Translation & Implementation SIG, January 2026. There and back again: Continuing efforts via regional partnership to promote workforce awareness of scientific advancements in addiction care [commentary]. Hartzler B, et al. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment 2026 (in press). Exploring the use of telemedicine to expand addiction and recovery resources in Great Plains Tribal Communities. Harding MC, et al. Journal of Rural Health 2026;42(1):e70113. (Outcomes for Aim 2 of CTN-0129) Factors associated with opioid-involved overdose: Descriptive data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating extended-release buprenorphine for perinatal opioid use disorder. Witcraft SM, et al. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2026 (in press). (CTN-0080) Cigarette use and smoking cessation goals among pregnant women with opioid use disorder. Krans EE, et al. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment 2025 (in press). (CTN-0080) A community-driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda. Luger B, et al. American Journal of Community Psychology 2025 (in press). (Outcomes for CTN-0129) Barriers to buprenorphine initiation in patients using fentanyl. Kawasaki SS, et al. JAMA Network Open 2026;9(1):e2552136. (Outcomes for CTN-0135) Posted on January 9, 2026, updated January 21, 2026
