Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 87-95, September 2010

Priorities for policy research on treatments for alcohol and drug use disorders

  • Dennis McCarty, Ph.D.

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    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 503 494 1177; fax: +1 503 494 4981.
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  • K. John McConnell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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  • Laura A. Schmidt, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

Received 22 December 2009; received in revised form 17 April 2010; accepted 3 May 2010. published online 05 July 2010.

Abstract 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) supported 368 awards for nearly $60 million to complete policy research related to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and abuse. As part of its closure in 2009, SAPRP commissioned four papers that articulated policy research priorities for tobacco cessation and control, alcohol prevention, drug prevention, and addiction treatment. The papers were released at a Congressional Briefing on October 2, 2009 and are available on the SAPRP Web site (http://www.saprp.org/Research_Agenda.cfm). An abridged version of the treatment policy paper summarizes what we know, what we need to know, and research recommendations. The paper examines five categories of policy concerns that are likely to affect addiction treatment services over the next 5 years: (a) organization and delivery of care, (b) quality of care, (c) evidence-based practices, (d) access to care, and (e) financing, costs, and value of care.

Keywords: Policy research, Addiction treatment, Access, Quality, Evidence-based practices

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PII: S0740-5472(10)00097-8

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2010.05.003

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 87-95, September 2010

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