NIDA Clinical Trials Network

Dr. Hien, Director of the Women's Health Project (WHP), is currently the lead investigator on a clinical trial funded through the Clinical Trials Network (CTN). This study, entitled "Women's Treatment for Trauma and Substance Use Disorders, is currently being implemented at 7 sites across the country. Participating sites include The Village in Miami, FL; Gateway Community Services in Jacksonville, FL; Charleston Center in Charleston, SC; Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation in Brooklyn, NY; LMG Programs in Stamford, CT, Maryhaven, Inc. in Columbus, OH; and Residence XII in Kirkland, WA. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of two types of interventions for women with PTSD and substance problems.

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, including the Women's Health Project Treatment and Research Center and The Addiction Institute, is part of the Long Island Regional Node, one of 14 research/community treatment programs partnerships around the country. The Addiction Institute at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital (www.addictioninstituteny.org) recently completed recruitment on a nicotine study examining the effectiveness for a smoking cessation intervention. Other studies currently operating within the Long Island Node include an HIV prevention study for men and women at Princes Bay Methadone Maintenance Clinic, a motivational enhancement study with Spanish speakers at Narco Freedom in the Bronx, and a Buprenorphine study at North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. You may log on to the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network at www.drugabuse.gov for more information about the CTN.