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From its beginning in 1989, the research department at ETS has been an integral part of overall agency operations. Under the direction of Betsy Wells, Ph.D., the clinic's research team has been involved in a number of important studies  designed to enhance understanding of the treatment of addictive disorders. 

Research conducted at ETS has been funded by government agencies, private foundations and corporations including: the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Hilton Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Schering-Plough Corporation. 

Below is a brief listing of recent ETS research projects:

Reducing HIV/STD Risk Behaviors - a NIDA-funded project to develop and test interventions to minimize the risk of sexually transmitted diseases for men in drug abuse treatment. The study is part of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. 

Project AWARE - a NIDA-funded project to develop and test brief motivational interventions to reduce drug-related and sexual risk behaviors among injection drug users.

Stages of Change and Cocaine Treatment - a NIDA-funded study examining the impact of a brief motivational enhancement outreach intervention on cocaine users' readiness to change their addictive behaviors.

Cocaine Alternative Treatment Study - ETS served as one of six sites in this national examinaton of the efficacy of auricular acupuncture as a component in the treatment of cocaine dependence. Funded by the Hilton Foundation and federal agencies.

Clinical Trials Network: Washington Node - ETS is participating as a community-based treatment program site in this NIDA-funded effort to bridge the gap between addiction treatment and research. ETS' Executive Director and Research Director are serving as co-principal investigators in the project. 

Methadone Maintenance in Primary Care - a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded project designed to evaluate the feasibility of providing methadone treatment in a primary care setting.  The project was conducted with the Harborview Medical Center.

Marijuana Treatment Project - ETS served as one of three sites in this national study of approaches to therapy for marijuana dependence.  The study was conducted by University of Washington researchers under a grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Levels of Service and Contingency Management in Methadone Treatment - a NIDA-funded study conducted in collaboration with the Seattle V.A. Medical Center.  The study examined the impact of  different levels of treatment services and different consequences for continued illicit drug use on methadone treatment outcomes. 

Publications
For a selected list of publications based on research conducted at ETS click the above link.

 


 

 

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