Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships with Community-Based Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Abstract

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Gaps Between Research, Treatment, and Policy -- 3 Approaches to Closing the Gaps -- 4 Benefits and Challenges of Research Collaboration for Community-Based Treatment Providers -- 5 Benefits and Challenges of Community-Based Collaboration for Researchers -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- A Statement of Task -- B Workshops and Roundtable: Agendas and Participants -- C Drug Treatment Programs and Research: The Challenge of Bidirectionality -- D The Treatment of Addiction: What Can Research Offer Practice? -- E The Substance Abuse Treatment System: What Does It Look Like and Whom Does It Serve? -- F National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Statement on Effective Medical Treatment of Heroin Addiction -- G Useful Internet Resources-Examples -- H List of Currently Available CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) -- I Opportunities for Collaboration -- J Summary of Interviews with Minnesota State Alcoholism-Addiction Leaders -- Index.