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CTN Primary Care SIG: Engaging Primary Care in Research: Lessons from a High-Performing CTN Site (Sept 22, 2025, 12pm ET)
The Primary Care SIG aims to engage primary care in research, develop substance use treatment interventions relevant to community-based practice, and promote the transfer of evidence-based results from substance use research into community-based practices. Next Primary Care SIG Meeting: Engaging Primary Care in Research: Lessons from a High-Performing CTN SiteSeptember 22, 2025 | 12-1pm ET Jennifer LaHue, MBA, BSN Director of Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Informatics & Office-Based Addiction Treatment ProgramHarris Health System Zoom InformationJoin the Zoom Meeting here!Meeting ID: 947 8237 5156Passcode: 790019 Interested in presenting at a future Primary Care SIG meeting? Email Sebastian Tong at setong@uw.edu or Claire Simon at clairebs@uw.edu Posted on September 16, 2025.
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CTN Youth SIG: Leadership and Team Effectiveness for Implementation in Children’s Mental Health (Sept. 19, 11am ET)
Join the CTN Youth SIG on September 19, 2025 (11am-12pm ET) for a presentation from Dr. Gregory Aarons on leadership, organizational, and team effectiveness implementation strategies. The design and results from multiple randomized leadership and organizational development trials will be presented. New emerging work on team effectiveness implementation approaches from the IN STEP Children’s Mental Health Research Center will be presented. About the speaker: Gregory Aarons, PhD, is a clinical and organizational psychologist specializing in implementation science for more than 25 years. He is currently Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, Co-Director at UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, and Director of the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center Register for this session here!
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Virtual Training: Contingency Management: Implementation of a Highly Effective Intervention for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder (September 12, 2025, 10am-12pm PT)
The UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Please join the Greater Southern California Node for this free live virtual training on Friday September 12, 2025, from 10am to 12pm PST: Contingency Management: Implementation of Highly Effective Intervention for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder. Larissa Mooney, MD, Thomas E. Freese, PhD, and Richard A. Rawson, PhD, from UCLA’s Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs, Division of Addiction Psychiatry will be delivering the training. Recent evidence indicates that methamphetamine and cocaine play a substantial and increasing role in the illicit drug crisis in the US—the 4th wave of the overdose crisis. The behavioral treatment known as contingency management (CM) has more than three decades of robust research supporting its efficacy for individuals with stimulant use disorder (StimUD). Despite overwhelming evidence supporting CM, it has not been widely used in routine treatment outside the VA healthcare system. This situation is changing as states are arranging insurance reimbursement for CM and developing CM programming for individuals with StimUD. This presentation, provided by a team from UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs will begin with a brief overview of how cocaine and methamphetamine use are contributing to the current drug poisoning crisis. Presenters will review CM protocol elements, evidence for CM, current obstacles to widespread implementation of CM, and strategies for addressing barriers. Presenters will also discuss the implementation strategies and preliminary results from the largest implementation of CM in publicly-funded treatment centers to date: The California Recovery Incentives Program.…
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CTN Quarterly Steering Committee Meeting (Sept 16, 2025, 1:30pm ET)
Join us on September 16 (1:30-4pm ET) for the next CTN Quarterly Steering Committee Meeting! Sessions will include final study reports for CTN-0099 and CTN-0096, an update from the RDC, and information about the CTN Coordination Hub. Find the agenda here. Connect to the Zoom session here!Meeting ID: 268 333 356 974, Passcode: RR6Gg3q5
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Western States Node Webinar: Characterizing and Enhancing Collegiate Recovery Programs (Sept 24, 1.5 CME/CE)
Join the Northwest ATTC (at ADAI), the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network for their next webinar: Characterizing and Enhancing Collegiate Recovery Programs: Results from a Methodology Project September 24, 2025, 11am – 12:30pm PTNoel Vest, PhD, Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Public Health1.5 CME/CE credits available. See flyer for information on accreditation and credit types. In this presentation, Dr. Vest will explore findings from a mixed-methods national study examining the structure, implementation, and impact of Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) in the U.S. and Canada. Participants will learn about CRP funding models, mutual-help group (MHG) integration, and student recovery pathways, including key demographic trends and service utilization patterns. Drawing on both survey and qualitative data, the presentation will highlight barriers and facilitators to program success, with practical recommendations for expanding culturally competent and sustainable recovery support on college campuses. Learning objectives: Register for the webinar here!
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News from the Greater Intermountain Node
Greater Intermountain Node Seminar Series “On the Rocks” On the Rocks (OTR) is the Greater Intermountain Node’s (GIN) monthly Research Discussion Series that highlights the exceptional addiction related research happening in the Greater Intermountain Community. OTR allows for interactive discussion between speakers and attendees to collaborate and share ideas about study expansion and insight. The series title is highlighting the beautiful Rocky Mountain views and famous Utah hiking trails just steps away from our offices! The next OTR will take place Wednesday, July 30, 2025 from 12-1 PM MST and is titled “Chronic Pain and Productive Activity in Post-9/11 Veterans: The Role of Separation Status, Military Occupation, and Sex Differences,” presented by Kelsee M. Stromberg, PhD, MPH. Kelsee M. Stromberg, PhD MPH is a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Utah Program to Provide Pain Research Knowledge (UP3RK). She holds a PhD in Clinical and Translational Epidemiology from the University of Utah and an MPH from the University of New England. Her research focuses on the intersection of chronic pain and productive activity among post-9/11 U.S. military veterans, with an emphasis on understanding the role of social and sex differences in long-term functional outcomes. In this talk, Dr. Stromberg will discuss two ongoing projects that examine the implications of chronic pain, military separation context, and military occupational factors on productive activity outcomes among post-9/11 veterans. Her research explores how these service-related experiences influence reintegration into civilian roles. She will also address the co-occurring effects of mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic…
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CTN Youth SIG Webinar: Neural Substrates of Risk-Reduction Interventions for Adolescents (July 18, 2025, 11am ET)
The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation/webinar: Neural Substrates of Risk-Reduction Interventions for Adolescents Friday, July 18th, 2025 (11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET) Presenter: Uma Rao, MDProfessor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Pediatrics, and Psychological Science at University of California, Irvine (UCI); Director of Education and Research in Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Adolescence is characterized by increased experimentation, which is helpful in the progression towards autonomy but also increases vulnerability to psychopathology. A temporal disassociation in the maturation of “socio-emotional” (reward) and “cognitive-control” (self-regulation) neural systems creates a period of poor decision-making and heightened vulnerability to risk-taking (reward-seeking) behavior with the onset of puberty. This presentation describes whether neural circuitry changes governing adolescent decision-making can be used to improve intervention programs seeking to deter risky behaviors, especially among African Americans who are disproportionately impacted by their negative consequences. Register for the Youth SIG webinar here! About the presenter: Dr. Uma Rao, is Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UC Irvine. Her research is focused on adolescent mood and substance use disorders, including neurobiological and psychosocial predictors of first onset and longitudinal clinical course of these disorders among at-risk youth (especially early-life adversity). In addition, she is involved in translational intervention research, examining biopsychosocial predictors of response to pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for these conditions. Posted on June 13, 2025.
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Share Your Impact Story at the next D&I Conference (Dec 14-17, 2025) – Deadline to submit is June 15!
The 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) in Health planning committee is excited to announce a special call for stories describing how D&I science led to measurable and sustained health benefits, service delivery improvements, economic reforms, or policy change. The “D&I Impact Stories at Work” plenary session provides a space to share these stories in a lightning-round panel session, followed by a moderated discussion. Respond to this call today for the opportunity to share a success story in front of an engaged network of D&I Science professionals this December! The deadline for submissions for this plenary session is June 15, 2025 (5pm ET). (Note that this is separate from the Science of D&I Conference call for abstracts.) Submissions for this plenary session should report impacts in at least one of these areas: Submit your story here! Deadline: June 15, 2025 (5pm ET). Posted on May 29, 2025.
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CTN Quarterly Steering Committee Meeting, June 10, 2025 (1:00-4:15pm ET)
The Center for the Clinical Trials Network (CCTN) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is hosting a virtual Quarterly Steering Committee Meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 1:00 – 4:15 p.m. Eastern. Register for the meeting | View the agenda Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the meeting and an option to download a calendar invitation. Please note: The event platform has changed from Zoom to Teams. Please register for the meeting early as it can take up to five minutes for the system to recognize a new registration and allow access to the meeting. If you have any questions about the meeting logistics, please contact CTNSupport@sdsolutionsllc.com. Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreting and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Sean Randol at (202) 258-3638 or srandol@sdsolutionsllc.com or through the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339). Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.
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News from the Ohio Valley Node: Summer Speaker Series (Webinars)
The Center for Addiction Research at University of Cincinnati, part of the Ohio Valley Node (OVN), is hosting a Summer Speaker Series hosted by T. John Winhusen, PhD, PI of the OVN. June 11, 2025, 12-1pm ETForming an Interprofessional Workforce to Address Opioid Use Disorder Among At-Risk Youth Presenters: Michael D. Brubaker, PhD, LICDC-CS, NCC (U. Cincinnati) and Kaycia Spenser, LISW (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital).Register for the June session July 9, 2025, 12-1pm ETEndocannabinoid Regulation of Repeated Stress-Cocaine Interactions Presenter: Jayme McReynolds, PhD (University of Cincinnati)Register for the July session August 13, 2025, 12-1pm ETPsychedelics as Therapeutics for Substances Use Disorder: A Perspective on Their Neurobiology and Future Clinical Applications Presenters: Davide Amato, MSc, PhD, PD (University of Cincinnati) and Jon Kostas (Association for Prescription Psychedelics) Register for the August session Read more about the Summer Speaker Series here!
