This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Sheila Alessi, Calhoun Cardiology Center, Division of Behavioral Health.
Project Description: The Contingency Management for Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder in Connecticut (“CM in CT”) Program is a Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)-led and Opioid Settlement-funded initiative to pilot integrating contingency management treatment for stimulant use disorder into clinical care at five substance use disorder treatment programs serving adults throughout the state of Connecticut. Contingency Management (CM) is an evidence-based therapeutic intervention in which tangible reinforcers are provided to clients for meeting an objective goal for an incentivized behavior. Continency Management is the most effective treatment available for stimulant use disorders, substances for which there are no FDA-approved medications nor overdose reversal medications, with demonstrated effectiveness in increasing rates of abstinence and treatment retention. Cocaine, a common stimulant in CT, is often found in substance combinations for overdose in CT. Stimulant users are at times unaware of opioids in their drug supply and thus are at risk for opioid overdose. Black individuals are disproportionately impacted by overdose deaths involving cocaine in CT. Contingency management has also been demonstrated to be effective as an adjunct to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). In the CM in CT Program, Dr. Alessi (UConn Health) leads Training and Technical Assistance and implementation oversight and evaluation (contract #25MHA5025). The student intern would have the opportunity to learn about the science of contingency management for stimulant use disorder, train and then participate in implementation training and fidelity monitoring and contribute to data collection and evaluation activities that occur during the internship period.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-2
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
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HRP SU26-2: Research Opportunity with Dr. Sheila Alessi
This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Sheila Alessi, Calhoun Cardiology Center, Division of Behavioral Health.
Project Description: The Contingency Management for Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder in Connecticut (“CM in CT”) Program is a Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)-led and Opioid Settlement-funded initiative to pilot integrating contingency management treatment for stimulant use disorder into clinical care at five substance use disorder treatment programs serving adults throughout the state of Connecticut. Contingency Management (CM) is an evidence-based therapeutic intervention in which tangible reinforcers are provided to clients for meeting an objective goal for an incentivized behavior. Continency Management is the most effective treatment available for stimulant use disorders, substances for which there are no FDA-approved medications nor overdose reversal medications, with demonstrated effectiveness in increasing rates of abstinence and treatment retention. Cocaine, a common stimulant in CT, is often found in substance combinations for overdose in CT. Stimulant users are at times unaware of opioids in their drug supply and thus are at risk for opioid overdose. Black individuals are disproportionately impacted by overdose deaths involving cocaine in CT. Contingency management has also been demonstrated to be effective as an adjunct to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). In the CM in CT Program, Dr. Alessi (UConn Health) leads Training and Technical Assistance and implementation oversight and evaluation (contract #25MHA5025). The student intern would have the opportunity to learn about the science of contingency management for stimulant use disorder, train and then participate in implementation training and fidelity monitoring and contribute to data collection and evaluation activities that occur during the internship period.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-2
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply. The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application. Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.