News from the Southern Consortium Node: New CTN SIG: Substance Use Research in Non-Traditional Settings

Join the new NIDA Clinical Trials Network Special Interest Group on Substance Use Research in Non-Traditional Settings!

Led by the Southern Consortium Node, this SIG will bring together researchers and community partners interested in advancing substance use prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and implementation research in community-based settings outside of traditional specialty treatment programs.

Topics include research in:

recovery support programs
criminal justice settings
child and family service settings
street medicine and community outreach programs
syringe services programs
faith-based organizations
schools
other non-traditional settings

Meetings will feature research presentations, discussion of emerging evidence and funding opportunities, networking, and collaboration on future research initiatives.

First Meeting: Wednesday, August 19, at 2:00 p.m. ET

Meeting Link (Microsoft Teams): CTN SIG Substance Use Research in Non-traditional Settings

We welcome investigators, clinicians, community partners, and others interested in expanding access to evidence-based substance use interventions in non-traditional settings.

To learn more, feel free to contact the SIG leads, Dr. Christina Andrews (candrews@mailbox.sc.edu) and Dr. Tina Lopez (lopezcm@musc.edu).

Posted on July 13, 2026