Building upon work accomplished in the current award, the applicant will continue her professional work by conducting six convergent research studies examining drug use epidemiology and evaluating treatment interventions for drug abuse and dependence. These projects are (1) Natural history of narcotics addiction: a 33-year follow-up study, (2) Treatment utilization and effectiveness study, (3) Tobacco use and cessation study, (4) Drug treatment process study, (5) Drug abuse treatment outcome study (DATOS), and (6) Persistent effects of treatment studies (PETS). Projects 1 to 4 were initiated in the current award period and provide data for more in- depth analyzes in the renewal period. Projects 5 and 6 are ongoing national studies that will provide further data for analysis. A special emphasis is on the examination of implications of research findings pertinent to the development of improvement treatment strategies and relevant social policies. The applicant will continue her professional development applying innovative statistical methodologies to drug abuse data in support of her substantive work. The applicant's supporting institution is an organized research unit, the Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI), within the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, UCLA. Affiliated with the NPI is the UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center, which has been conducting research in drug abuse epidemiology, the natural history of narcotics addiction, treatment evaluation, and social policy over the past 20 years. In this setting, the applicant will conduct the proposed research wand will receive additional training in clinical aspects of drug abuse treatment and in the implementation of treatment services. Furthermore, the applicant's considerable psychosocial research complementing the Institute's biobehavioral perspective. The applicant also expects to grow professionally as Associate Director of the UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Scientist Development Award - Research (K02)
Project #
5K02DA000139-15
Application #
6617788
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDA1-MXS-M (20))
Program Officer
Hilton, Thomas
Project Start
1989-09-01
Project End
2005-07-31
Budget Start
2003-08-01
Budget End
2005-07-31
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$107,447
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Type
Other Domestic Higher Education
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095
Hser, Yih-Ing (2007) Predicting long-term stable recovery from heroin addiction: findings from a 33-year follow-up study. J Addict Dis 26:51-60
Smyth, Breda; Hoffman, Valerie; Fan, Jing et al. (2007) Years of potential life lost among heroin addicts 33 years after treatment. Prev Med 44:369-74
Hser, Yih-Ing; Teruya, Cheryl; Brown, Alison H et al. (2007) Impact of California's Proposition 36 on the drug treatment system: treatment capacity and displacement. Am J Public Health 97:104-9
Herbeck, Diane M; Hser, Yih-Ing; Lu, Ake T H et al. (2006) A 12-year follow-up study of psychiatric symptomatology among cocaine-dependent men. Addict Behav 31:1974-87
Fan, Jing; Hser, Yih-Ing; Herbeck, Diane (2006) Tooth retention, tooth loss and use of dental care among long-term narcotics abusers. Subst Abus 27:25-32
Yang, Joy C; Huang, David; Hser, Yih-Ing (2006) Long-term morbidity and mortality among a sample of cocaine-dependent black and white veterans. J Urban Health 83:926-40
Teruya, Cheryl; Hardy, Mary; Hser, Yih-Ing et al. (2006) Implementation of a statewide outcome monitoring system: lessons learned from substance abuse treatment provider staff. Qual Health Res 16:337-52
Hser, Yih-Ing; Grella, Christine; Evans, Elizabeth et al. (2006) Utilization and outcomes of mental health services among patients in drug treatment. J Addict Dis 25:73-85
Evans, Elizabeth; Spear, Suzanne E; Huang, Yu-Chang et al. (2006) Outcomes of drug and alcohol treatment programs among American Indians in California. Am J Public Health 96:889-96
Smyth, Breda; Fan, Jing; Hser, Yih-Ing (2006) Life expectancy and productivity loss among narcotics addicts thirty-three years after index treatment. J Addict Dis 25:37-47

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