This renewal application for a Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research for Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Community Health at Brown Medical School will allow the continuation of protected time for research and mentoring at the leading edge of addiction and infectious diseases among criminal justice-involved populations. The past four years of the current K24 have enabled the development and maintenance of a strong research program with a documented record of independent peer-reviewed support for patient-orientated research (three new R01s and an R21). In this same time, Dr. Rich co-authored 43 peer-reviewed scientific papers and three book chapters and presented at numerous national and international meetings. Current funded research activities are focused on 1) linkage to methadone treatment after release from incarceration;2) linkage to HIV care after release;3) HIV testing and linkage to treatment during probation/parole;and 4) training and provision of naloxone upon release from incarceration to prevent fatal overdose. All of these projects provide ample opportunities for mentorship. With the backing of an institution that highly values and supports mentorship, the candidate has successfully mentored over 25 junior investigators, who have generated numerous coauthored manuscripts and been awarded three K awards;two R21s;and three R01s in the last four years. The goals for a renewed K24 are to: 1) build further on current work with correctional facilities and other branches of the criminal justice system as settings for highy effective patient-oriented research in HIV and addiction care that focuses on the populations most at risk;2) mentor junior investigators at all levels to prepare the next generation of researchers and practitioners for ethical, innovative, and rigorous research with, and on behalf of, the populations most at risk of HIV and addictions;and 3) advance the field of research by bridging research and policy to improve the plight of criminal justice-involved populations, especially in the overlap between addiction and infectious diseases. This proposal capitalizes on the existing resources at an institution with an outstanding clinical research environment, strong institutional commitment, supportive colleagues, and an abundance of eager, high-quality potential mentees. The Division of Infectious Diseases at The Miriam Hospital, a teaching hospital of Brown Medical School, includes the AIDS International Training and Research Program, the Center for Drug Addiction and AIDS Research, multiple funded training grants, the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, and the Prisoner Health Scientific Program of the Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS research. This award will protect time for mentorship and research that would otherwise be diverted to administrative and clinical duties.

Public Health Relevance

The unprecedented U.S. epidemic of incarceration (10 million people annually) provides a means to identify a population with a high burden of many diseases, especially addiction and associated infectious diseases including viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS. One in 7 people living with HIV/AIDS pass through correctional facilities each year, many of them with coexisting substance dependence and multiple other conditions. Tremendous opportunities exist in the criminal justice system for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and addiction, as well as linkage to medical care, but these opportunities remain understudied relative to the burden of disease. More research in this field has the potential to lead to tremendous health and societal improvement and cost savings.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Project #
2K24DA022112-06
Application #
8467116
Study Section
Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS Study Section (BSCH)
Program Officer
Kahana, Shoshana Y
Project Start
2006-07-01
Project End
2018-05-31
Budget Start
2013-06-01
Budget End
2014-05-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$174,809
Indirect Cost
$12,949
Name
Miriam Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
063902704
City
Providence
State
RI
Country
United States
Zip Code
02906
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Murphy, Matthew; Berns, Abby L; Bandyopadhyay, Utpala et al. (2018) Varicella in the prison setting: A report of three outbreaks in Rhode Island and a review of the literature. Vaccine 36:5651-5656
Green, Traci C; Clarke, Jennifer; Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren et al. (2018) Postincarceration Fatal Overdoses After Implementing Medications for Addiction Treatment in a Statewide Correctional System. JAMA Psychiatry 75:405-407
Carroll, Jennifer J; Rich, Josiah D; Green, Traci C (2018) The More Things Change: Buprenorphine/naloxone Diversion Continues While Treatment Remains Inaccessible. J Addict Med 12:459-465
Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren; McKenzie, Michelle; Macmadu, Alexandria et al. (2018) A randomized, open label trial of methadone continuation versus forced withdrawal in a combined US prison and jail: Findings at 12 months post-release. Drug Alcohol Depend 184:57-63
Stone, Andrew C; Carroll, Jennifer J; Rich, Josiah D et al. (2018) Methadone maintenance treatment among patients exposed to illicit fentanyl in Rhode Island: Safety, dose, retention, and relapse at 6 months. Drug Alcohol Depend 192:94-97
Krieger, Maxwell S; Yedinak, Jesse L; Buxton, Jane A et al. (2018) High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs. Harm Reduct J 15:7
Carroll, Jennifer J; Rich, Josiah D; Green, Traci C (2018) Reducing Collateral Damage in Responses to the Opioid Crisis. Am J Public Health 108:349-350
Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren; Macmadu, Alexandria; Marshall, Brandon D L et al. (2018) Risk of fentanyl-involved overdose among those with past year incarceration: Findings from a recent outbreak in 2014 and 2015. Drug Alcohol Depend 185:189-191
Claborn, Kasey; Becker, Sara; Operario, Don et al. (2018) Adherence intervention for HIV-infected persons who use drugs: adaptation, open trial, and pilot randomized hybrid type 1 trial protocol. Addict Sci Clin Pract 13:12

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