News from the Nodes
Northeast Node
 On May 23rd the Northeast Node hosted Joshua D. Lee, MD, MSc, Associate Professor at the NYU School of Medicine and Director of the NYU Fellowship in Addiction Medicine and affiliate of the Greater New York Node, as part of their Science Series.
Dr. Lee presented on "Opioid Pharmacotherapies for Primary Care and Criminal Justice Populations: Low Threshold, Low Barrier Approaches to Naltrexone and Buprenorphine Treatments."
These "low threshold" models for medication treatment value broad inclusion criteria, minimal additional mandates for counseling, immediate and sustained access to medications, and regular but not intensive follow-up to support medication adherence and positive clinical outcomes.
To get an overview of opioid treatments in primary care and criminal justice populations and learn more about the clinical trials that Dr. Lee has conducted in this area, you may access his full presentation on the Northeast Node’s website.
In other news, the NIDA T-32 Science of Co-Occurring Disorders Postdoctoral Training Program, led by Northeast Node faculty affiliate Alan Budney, PhD at Dartmouth College, is welcoming post-doctoral fellow applicants.
This is a unique transdisciplinary/translational research program focused on co-occurring substance use and other mental or physical disorders offered through the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
During the typical 2-3 year-long appointments, postdoctoral fellows will be provided with research opportunities in intervention research under the mentorship of faculty that are experts in their fields and leading diverse projects funded by NIH and other federal institutes.
To be eligible, applicants must have completed their training in psychology, or a related discipline and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Trainees are selected on the basis of scholastic record and commitment to a career in research related to addiction and mental health. Benefits include a stipend, medical insurance coverage, and travel funds supported by NIH Institutional Training Awards.
To apply, applicants should forward their curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and 3 letters of reference to Brian Goodness. Contact Dr. Budney, or Dr. Stanger for more information.
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New England Consortium
 In the June 2019 issue of the Monitor on Psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA), a special report reviewed solutions for the opioid crisis.
Kathleen Carroll, PhD and R. Kathryn McHugh, PhD from the New England Consortium Node were quoted in the article and research publications resulting from the Clinical Trials Network were cited in the article, including the review article on the role of behavioral treatment interventions in Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment by Drs. Carroll and Weiss in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 174, Issue No. 8, 2017, as well as the work on CBT4CBT conducted by Dr. Carroll.
Find the article here.
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Western States
 Node Co-PI James Sorensen Receives Fulbright Fellowship
James
Sorensen, PhD, one of the co-PIs of the Western States Node, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship for international study. Dr. Sorensen, a Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, was award a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health at the University of Calgary, for his project entitled, "Linking Addiction Treatments and Research: Focus on Ethics."
Dr. Sorensen is spending four months at University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta accomplishing three objectives:
- Become more familiar with how addiction policies are implemented at a local level;
- Collaborate with colleagues, mutually sharing approaches; and
- Identify ethical dilemmas facing line staff that can be addressed more effectively in addiction research and training.
Find out more about the Fulbright program here!
Postdoc Training Program Renewed
 UCSF is one of the two Regional Research & Training Centers (RRTCs) for the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. Their postdoctoral training program, entering its 26th year, develops substance use disorders (SUD) treatment and services researchers.
The training focuses on clinical trials of behavioral, pharmacological and psychosocial interventions; services research, including organizational change, in health care systems; psychosocial and biological factors that interact with treatments, including genetics and neuroimaging; and, treatment and services research in complex, comorbid populations.
To date, the program has successfully trained 60 doctoral level psychologists, physicians, public health, and policy professionals for academic and research careers.
The core faculty members have strong histories of mentorship, extensive experience in obtaining extramural funding, and ongoing research productivity in SUD treatment and services research. In early 2019, the UCSF postdoctoral training program received a renewal for another five years.
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From the ATTC & SAMHSA
 ATTC Messenger, June 2019 -
Re-Emergence of Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use in the 21st Center
Richard Rawson, PhD
ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog
The South Southwest ATTC Consortium of Higher Education Institutions -
Maureen Nichols, Director South Southwest ATTC
New Online Opioid Training for Peers
 Supporting Recovery from Opioid Use: A Peer's Guide to Person-Centered Care
This free, one-hour, interactive online training is designed to equip peer support specialists and other outreach workers with information, resources, and practical tips to help them better understand opioids and their impact on individuals. 1 CEU available. |
Okay, okay, they're actually must-watch summer webinars (sorry!), but what could be better than grabbing some popcorn on a hot day and tuning into an amazing, informative webinar on a topic that interests you, right?
The Learning for Early Careers in Addiction and Diversity (LEAD) Program is a research education program that provides training to early-stage research scientists from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups. The LEAD Program aims to increase the number of racial/ethnic minorities who conduct behavioral or pharmacological substance use disorders treatment research.
2019 Addiction Health Services Research Conference, October 16-18, 2019:
Have you made your plans for AHSR yet? 
SMI Adviser: This new platform from SAMHSA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) provides a clinical support system for providers who care for people with serious mental illness. Find evidence-based data that supports your care planning and helps you make treatment decisions. 
14 Year-Old Awarded 2019 NIDA Addiction Science Award: High school freshman Aditya Tummala from South Dakota won the first place distinction for this year's Addiction Science awards for his project related to a novel technology to prevent opioid tampering. 
