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New in the CTN Dissemination Library

Optimizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment with Naltrexone or Buprenorphine. Rudolph KE, et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2021 (in press). CTN-0051

The Process and Challenges of Language Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Study Instruments: A Case Study from the NIDA CTN CHOICES-2 Trial. Collins JA, et al. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 2021 (in press). CTN-0067

Disparities in Digital Access Among American Rural and Urban Households and Implications for Telemedicine-Based Services. Curtis ME, et al. Journal of Rural Health 2021 (in press).

Moderators of Treatment Response to Exercise in Participants with Stimulant Use Disorder: Exploratory Results from the Stimulant Reduction using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) CTN-0037 Study. Rethorst CD, et al. Mental Health and Physical Activity 2021 (in press). CTN-0037

Recently accepted for publication:

Recruitment into a clinical trial of people living with uncontrolled HIV infection who inject drugs: A site case report from the CTN 67 CHOICES study. Tookes H, et al. Accepted at the Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research. CTN-0067

Associations between fentanyl use and initiation, persistence, and retention on medications for opioid use disorder among people living with uncontrolled HIV disease. Cook R, et al. Accepted at Drug and Alcohol Dependence. CTN-0067

Do people with opioid use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder benefit from adding individual opioid drug counseling to buprenorphine? McHugh RK, et al. Accepted at Drug and Alcohol Dependence. CTN-0030

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News from the Nodes New England Consortium Shelly Greenfield, PhD, was named to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse. Gail D’Onofrio, MD, MS, co-authored an article in STAT with Sika Yeboah-Sampong titled, "Medically, legally, and morally, emergency departments cannot ignore addiction care." The piece argues that "The moral and clinical imperative for emergency departments to address substance use disorders is clear and pressing. The opportunity to save lives, curb a public health emergency, and reduce health care costs and racial disparities should be enough to change practice." Read the article here.

New from the ATTC From the ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog: Introducing the "AMERSA People & Passion" Podcast, Sponsored by the ATTC Network. This new 10-episode podcast will explore the world of substance use education, research, care, and policy. From the ATTC Messenger: African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence: Building Equity in Responses to Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and More. By Alex Skov. (July 2021). As the country strives to return to its pre-pandemic normalcy, the African American Behavioral Health CoE is prepared to help transform behavioral health services for African Americans by working to making these services safer and more culturally appropriate while also improving accessibility and effectiveness.

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Upcoming CTN-Related Webinars

Estimating the Effect of Stimulant Use on Opioid Disorder Treatment Initiation and Outcomes
September 20, 2021 | 11am PT
The Western States Node invites established and early career health services investigators to join them for this webinar, featuring speaker Dr. Ryan Cook. Connect to the webinar here.

Why Aren't Today's Adolescents Using Substances As Much As Prior Generations?
September 24, 2021 | 11am-12pm ET
The CTN Youth SIG has invited Dr. Jacob T. Borodovsky, PhD to speak on recently published analyses which have identified national declines in teen "socializing without supervision" as a possible causal mechanism to explain national declines in adolescent substance use, a current working theory of causal links between adolescent use of technology (social media, e.g.) and trends in substance use and mental health, and future plans to investigate this further. Connect to the webinar here.

Attitudes & Stigma Around Addiction
October 27, 2021 | 11am-12:30pm PT
In this webinar, John Kelly, PhD, ABPP will discuss the fundamental causes of stigma and discrimination in relation to substance use disorder, review some of the paradoxical findings from the latest stigma research, and suggest how stigma and discrimination might be more systematically addressed to enhance care and outcomes for people with substance use disorder. Sponsored by the Western States Node and the Northwest and Pacific Southwest ATTCs. 1.5 CME or CE credits available. Register for the webinar here.

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