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Project # Project Title Research Focus Area Research Program Administering IC Institution(s) Investigator(s) Location(s) Year Awarded
1R61DA059897-01
Testing a Video and Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce PTSD and Opioid Misuse Among Sexual Violence Survivors Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON WALSH, KATIE L Madison, WI 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

People who survive sexual violence are at increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid misuse. Emergency departments are often the first, and in some cases only, contact with the medical care system for survivors of sexual violence. This makes them a suitable setting to initiate interventions to address the risk of PTSD and opioid misuse in these individuals. This project will develop and test a brief, low-cost video and text message intervention that can be initiated in the emergency department to prevent onset or escalation of PTSD and opioid misuse among people who survive sexual violence.
1R33DA059884-01
ADAPT: Adaptive Decision Support for Addiction Treatment Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA YALE UNIVERSITY MELNICK, EDWARD ROBERT New Haven, CT 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-054
Summary:

Computerized clinical decision support tools offer a promising strategy to standardize and scale evidence-based practices to keep pace with the dynamic nature of the opioid crisis and overcome barriers to substance use disorder treatment. To change practice, such tools must be useful, usable, able to be integrated into routine care delivery, and supported by a multicomponent implementation strategy. This project will refine and evaluate the uptake, usability, and equity of a nationally disseminated multicomponent clinical decision support intervention to increase initiation of medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department.
1R61DA059895-01
Promoting Retention in Opioid Treatment among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: A Novel Stepped Care Model Targeting PTSD Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA YALE UNIVERSITY SULLIVAN, TAMI P (contact); EDELMAN, E JENNIFER; JOHNSON, DAWN M New Haven, CT 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are disproportionately impacted by physical, sexual, and psychological intimate partner violence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, treatment approaches that address all these conditions together in OUD treatment settings are lacking. To address this gap, this project will evaluate delivery of two evidence-based interventions to address PTSD (Present-Centered Therapy+ and Helping to Overcome PTSD through Empowerment) for women seeking OUD treatment who have experienced intimate partner violence. It will also determine if integrated treatment can help retain the women in medication treatment for OUD.
1R61DA059027-01
A Multi-Team System Implementation Strategy to Improve Buprenorphine Adherence for Patients who Initiate Treatment in the Emergency Department Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS HENRY, STEPHEN G (contact); MOULIN, AIMEE; TU, SHIN-PING Davis, CA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

There is an urgent need to identify and rapidly apply strategies to expand treatment for opioid use disorder, particularly among low-income patients. This project will develop and test a novel implementation strategy that uses ongoing community partnerships designed to improve care coordination for patients who start buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department and are then referred to primary care for ongoing treatment.
1RM1DA059377-01
Person-Centered Quality Measurement and Management in a System for Addictions Treatment in New York State Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEIGHBORS, CHARLES J (contact); BURKE, CONSTANCE; LINCOURT, PATRICIA New York, NY 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

The number of drug overdoses in New York continues to rise. In response, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is promoting approaches that embrace person-centered care, evidence-based practices, equitable treatment, and harm-reduction principles. In this project, researchers will partner with OASAS to build a quality measurement and management research center that provides performance feedback to support and encourage leadership and staff of treatment clinics to improve practice. The center will also publicize quality measures to ensure public accountability.
1RM1DA059395-01
HEALing Measurement Center: Enhancing Opioid Use Disorder Recovery Through Measurement Based Care Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH CLOUTIER, RENEE M (contact); ALDRIDGE, ARNIE PAUL; PRINGLE, JANICE L; SCOTT, KELLI Pittsburgh, PA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

This project will enhance the measurement, quality, and equity of care delivered in 20 community opioid treatment programs in Pennsylvania by co-designing and implementing measurement-based care tools and systems. The research will inform future use of measurement-based care for opioid treatment in partnership with key stakeholders, as well as explore alternative avenues improving health outcomes, including helping patients remain in treatment.
1RM1DA059375-01
HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE MARK, TAMI L Research Triangle Park, NC 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

Although medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder can effectively reduce overdose risk and improve health outcomes, most people discontinue treatment too soon. Quality measures that inform opioid treatment programs about how many patients remain in treatment relative to peer programs could motivate those programs to pursue quality improvement activities, such as helping patients navigate logistical barriers to receiving treatment. This project will test approaches to developing and disseminating retention and outcome measures for opioid treatment programs.
1RM1DA059365-01
Improving Quality and Equity of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Using a Multi-State Medicaid Research Network Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH DONOHUE, JULIE MARIE (contact); BARNES, ANDREW JAMES Pittsburgh, PA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

Medicaid covers the cost of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) for most individuals who need it, including minoritized populations and those with risk factors related to low income, education, and employment. The Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network has supported efforts to improve OUD treatment by developing novel measures of treatment quality and examining effects of treatment quality on overdoses. Using this network, this project will leverage university-state partnerships in 12 states to inform quality improvement initiatives and Medicaid policy. The research will develop provider-level quality measures for OUD using Medicaid administrative data and measure patient-reported outcomes. The research will also look for approaches to use claims-based quality measures and practice-level quality improvement strategies to improve treatment outcomes for people with OUD.
1R61DA059892-01
Data-Driven Approaches for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Recovery, and Overdose Prevention in Rural Communities via Mobile Health Clinics and Peer Support Services Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RENNERT, LIOR (contact); LITWIN, ALAIN HARRIS Clemson, SC 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Although medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) can effectively reduce overdose risk and improve health outcomes, most people discontinue treatment too soon. Peer support specialists, who are individuals with direct experience with a substance use disorder, can offer social support to help individuals with OUD overcome barriers to treatment and recovery. This project will develop, deliver, and evaluate an innovative peer support specialist intervention to help individuals begin and stay in a treatment program. The research will focus on rural populations and underserved communities, using a dynamic modeling framework to prioritize at-risk communities for treatment offered through mobile health clinics.
1R61DA059033-01A1
Implementing a Patient Navigation Intervention Across a Health System to Address Treatment Entry Inequities Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. ALEXANDER, KAREN (contact); GRYCZYNSKI, JAN Baltimore, MD 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Significant racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities affect access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and have thus contributed to the opioid overdose crisis. Patient navigator interventions after hospitalization can improve access to treatment, but challenges prevent full adoption of these strategies. These include lack of coordination across institutions, inadequate data sharing, workforce shortages, and lack of awareness, especially in resource-limited communities. This project aims to develop a hospital system-wide patient navigation protocol that can be scaled up to address OUD treatment linkage and continuity after hospitalization.
1R61DA059948-01
Workforce and System Change to Treat Adolescent Opioid Use Disorder Within Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS HULVERSHORN, LESLIE A (contact); AALSMA, MATTHEW; ADAMS, ZACHARY WILLIAM Indianapolis, IN 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

The overdose crisis has expanded rapidly among adolescent populations in recent years, largely due to illicit substances containing lethal amounts of the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. However, a provider shortage limits access to effective treatment for adolescents with opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders (SUD). Although primary care is a promising setting for expanding delivery of SUD treatment to adolescents, many primary care providers lack the training, resources, and support systems to deliver these services confidently and effectively. This project will leverage a large-scale rollout of integrated behavioral health care in a statewide health system. The research will test whether embedding behavioral health specialists into primary care visits, introducing case management and electronic clinical decision support tools, and reducing stigma will increase delivery of SUD treatment to adolescents.
1R61DA059887-01
Testing an Occupational Stress Intervention for Harm Reduction Workers in Substance Misuse Settings Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN CREECH, SUZANNAH K Austin, TX 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

People who work in harm reduction settings aiming to keep people with substance use disorders safe from overdose and other negative health outcomes are exposed to high rates of lifetime and occupational stress and trauma. Their work conditions can have adverse effects on patient care and also on their own well-being, such as unmet mental health needs, burnout, and relapse. This project will adapt the Stress First Aid intervention for harm reduction workers. The research will test the impact of this intervention on social support, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, use of mental health care, engagement, and turnover. The long-term goal of this work is to implement a sustainable and effective national occupational stress intervention for harm reduction workers to strengthen their important role in helping individuals get treatment and avoid overdose.
1R61DA059032-01A1
Onsite PTSD Treatment to Improve MOUD Outcomes (OPTIMO): A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Harm Reduction PTSD Care at Syringe Service Programs Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK LOPEZ-CASTRO, TERESA (contact); FOX, AARON D New York, NY 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

People who inject drugs often have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Co-occurring PTSD puts these individuals at increased risk of illicit opioid use, opioid use disorder, overdose, HIV, and hepatitis C virus infection. This project will adapt, with input from the community, an evidence-based PTSD treatment program for people with both opioid use disorder and PTSD who are participating in a syringe service program. The treatment will then be tested in multiple syringe service programs to determine its potential for improving outcomes for these individuals who are often marginalized in traditional care.
1R61DA059947-01
Developing and Testing Innovative Care Pathways for Screening and Treatment of OUD/PTSD in Jails Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES ZIELINSKI, MELISSA JEAN (contact); ZALLER, NICKOLAS D Little Rock, AR 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Many people in jail have both opioid use disorder (OUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Among people with OUD released from jail, only few engage in treatment and medication therapy once they are back in the community, and opioid overdose is a leading cause of death in this population. This project will test whether identifying and initiating treatment of PTSD in people receiving OUD treatment in jail can increase these individuals’ likelihood of starting and staying in medication treatment after release and thus reduce overdose risk.
1R61DA059880-01
Evaluation of a Peer Recovery Support Program Adapted to Target Retention in Clinic-Based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA GEISINGER CLINIC POULSEN, MELISSA (contact); ZAJAC, KRISTYN Danville, PA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are safe and effective. However, many people do not take them long enough to achieve sustained recovery, putting them at risk of overdose. Peer recovery support services—which are delivered by trained individuals with lived experience of addiction and recovery—may help people with OUD initiate and stay in medication treatment. This project will adapt peer recovery support services for use in outpatient substance use treatment settings and test their implementation and effectiveness in helping people with OUD achieve long-term recovery. If successful, the program could be implemented in a variety of outpatient treatment programs, including in underserved rural areas.
1R61DA059889-01
Methadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment (MPACT) Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEYERSON, BETH Tucson, AZ 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Current practices and culture in treatment programs for opioid use disorder, including treatment with methadone, may contribute to treatment interruption and relapse risk. This project will develop and test a staff-level intervention for opioid treatment programs to increase methadone treatment retention and decrease in-treatment overdose and patient- and staff-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms. The intervention includes components to address trauma in patients and staff as well as separate supervisory structures for counselors/case managers and medical providers.
1R34DA057639-01
Leveraging Parents and Peer Recovery Supports to Increase Recovery Capital in Emerging Adults with Polysubstance Use: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Scaling Up of Launch Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Improving Delivery of Healthcare Services for Polysubstance Use NIDA CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS DRAZDOWSKI, TESS K Eugene, OR 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pilot & Feasibility Trials to Improve Prevention and Treatment Service Delivery for Polysubstance Use (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: DA22-048
Summary:

Young adults (18 to 26) with a substance use problem have the highest rates of polysubstance use among all age groups. At the same time, individuals in this age group (especially in rural areas) are generally lacking in recovery capital: resources to help them recover from substance use, such as vocational or educational skills. This project will assess the feasibility and acceptability of “Launch,” which uses parental and peer recovery support to increase recovery capital for young adults with polysubstance use. The intervention will use coaching as well as contingency management, a treatment approach in which individuals receive tangible rewards as incentives for desired behaviors such as abstinence. If successful, the findings will inform a future large-scale trial assessing the effectiveness of this approach.
1R01DA057645-01
Mobile Health Strategies to Support Longitudinal Engagement in Harm Reduction Services Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Harm Reduction Approaches to Reduce Overdose Deaths NIDA UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON WESTERGAARD, RYAN PATRICK (contact); SEAL, DAVID W Madison, WI 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Harm Reduction Policies, Practices, and Modes of Delivery for Persons with Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-046
Summary:

Research is needed to better understand how to make life-saving harm reduction services more accessible to populations that are hard to reach. This project will identify the physical and psychological factors that make harm reduction services most effective. The findings will then be used to inform the development, implementation, and testing of an innovative strategy consisting of several internet- and smartphone-based tools designed to improve access to harm reduction services for people who are hard to reach. 
1R34DA057609-01
Patient Navigator plus Remote mHealth Adherence Support with Incentives to Improve Linkage and Retention among Hospitalized Patients with Opioid and Methamphetamine Use Who Initiate Buprenorphine Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Improving Delivery of Healthcare Services for Polysubstance Use NIDA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TSUI, JUDITH Seattle, WA 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pilot & Feasibility Trials to Improve Prevention and Treatment Service Delivery for Polysubstance Use (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: DA22-048
Summary:

Patients who use both opioids and methamphetamine often experience serious medical complications requiring hospitalization. While hospitalization provides an opportunity to start addiction treatment, linking patients to outpatient treatment after discharge is hard. This project will develop and conduct a pilot trial of an intervention that combines patient navigation with a mobile app offering financial incentives for outpatient treatment. This research will also develop outcome measures to describe participants’ use of healthcare and how it is influenced by baseline methamphetamine use. If effective, this patient-navigator-plus-mHealth approach could help reduce substantial gaps in treatment and retention for people who use opioids and methamphetamines simultaneously.
1R01DA057633-01
Teaching Harm Reduction in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE): A Peer-Led Intervention Bridging Acute Care Settings and the Discharge to the Community Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Harm Reduction Approaches to Reduce Overdose Deaths NIDA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WILSON, JACQUELINE DEANNA Pittsburgh, PA 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Harm Reduction Policies, Practices, and Modes of Delivery for Persons with Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-046
Summary:

People who use drugs often have other medical problems that cause them to visit an emergency department frequently. This project will develop and test an intervention aimed at reducing health risk among Black people who use drugs that visit an urban emergency department for care. The intervention will be delivered by people with lived experience of drug use and tailored to meet the unique needs of Black people who use drugs.
1R24DA057632-01
Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR) Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Recovery Research Networks NIDA UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT ZAJAC, KRISTYN Farmington, CT 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research Networks for the Study of Recovery Support Services for Persons Treated with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-043
Summary:

The opioid crisis has been particularly devastating to adolescents and young adults between 16 and 25 years old. Recovery support services in community settings can help these individuals who take medications for opioid use disorder find a path to recovery. This project will develop a network of advanced researchers, recovery support specialists, adolescents and young adults in recovery, and other key community stakeholders to help rapidly advance the science of recovery support services. This research will focus in particular on continuing care services specialized for adolescents and young adults who currently take or who have taken medications for opioid use disorder.
1R24DA057611-01
RTI HEAL Harm Reduction Network Coordination Center Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Harm Reduction Approaches to Reduce Overdose Deaths NIDA RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE OGA, EMMANUEL AJA (contact); CANCE, JESSICA DUNCAN Research Triangle Park, NC 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Harm Reduction Policies, Practices, and Modes of Delivery for Persons with Substance Use Disorders: Coordination Center (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-042
Summary:

This project creates the HEAL Harm Reduction Network Coordination Center, which will provide support to the nine research studies in the HEAL Harm Research Reduction Network. The center will provide administrative and logistical help; support data harmonization and data sharing; involve stakeholders in all network activities; and share research findings and other products with researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, and the general public. 
1R24DA057659-01
Peer Recovery Innovation Network (PRIN) Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Recovery Research Networks NIDA University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio POTTER, JENNIFER SHARPE (contact); ASHFORD, ROBERT San Antonio, TX 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research Networks for the Study of Recovery Support Services for Persons Treated with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-043
Summary:

About 23 million Americans identify as being in recovery from opioid and other substance use disorders. While recovery support services are an established best practice to support people in recovery, there is little scientific evidence to support the efficacy and implementation of peer recovery support services, training approaches, and delivery models. Recovery support services are particularly lacking in the U.S. Southwest and for individuals who choose to take medications for opioid use disorder as part of their recovery pathway. This project will establish the Peer Recovery Innovation Network to address research gaps. This research will incorporate input from people with lived experience in all stages of the recovery process – toward helping to set the research agenda and conducting the research, as well as enhancing infrastructure for peer recovery support services research.
1R24DA051974-01A1
Enhancing Effectiveness Research on Recovery Housing for Persons Prescribed Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Recovery Research Networks NIDA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE MERICLE, AMY ADALE (contact); MASSON, CARMEN L Oakland, CA 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research Networks for the Study of Recovery Support Services for Persons Treated with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-043
Summary:

Safe and stable housing is widely considered to be critical to recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders. Therefore, providing dedicated safe and substance-free housing options for individuals in recovery (recovery housing) may be an essential component of a comprehensive response to the current opioid crisis. However, there is limited evidence about effective recovery housing practices for individuals choosing treatment with medications for opioid use disorders as part of their path to recovery. This project will enhance the infrastructure necessary to study the effectiveness of recovery housing for these individuals. It will develop a national multi-stakeholder network, host webinars for researchers and recovery housing providers, and support mentored pilot studies for new researchers seeking to study recovery housing.
1R34DA057604-01
Planning Grant for a Multi-Site Trial to Examine the Effectiveness of Recovery Community Centers Serving Black Communities to Support Persons Using Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Recovery Research Networks NIDA Massachusetts General Hospital HOEPPNER, BETTINA B (contact); KELLY, JOHN F Boston, MA 2022
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Planning Grants for Efficacy or Effectiveness Trials of Recovery Support Services for Individuals Treated with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-22-034
Summary:

People who take medications for opioid use disorder as part of their recovery pathway need to take these medications for extended periods of time to reduce risk of overdose. Recovery community centers, which provide a range of recovery-oriented and peer-delivered services in a welcoming environment, may be an important asset for these individuals. This project joins two recovery community centers that serve Black communities with an academic research team to inform the design of a rigorous, large-scale clinical trial to determine if clinical referral to recovery community centers improves long-term recovery outcomes.