Name of Project: Drug Abuse: Epidemiology, Treatment Process, and Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Yih-Ing Hser, Ph. D.
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA)
Funding Period: September 1989-July 2004.
Scope of Project: Dr. Hser was granted a NIDA
K02 Independent Scientist Award to 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 Followup 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). A special emphasis is on the examination of implications
of research findings pertinent to the development of improved
treatment strategies and
recommending relevant social policy changes.
For more information, contact Yih-Ing
Hser.
Last updated - 08/14/2003
Last reviewed - 8/13/2003