DIDARP at the University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health

我们的目标是加强我们在波多黎各大学公共卫生研究生院从公共卫生角度与刑事司法人员进行药物滥用研究的能力。我们的研究发展战略集中在发展研究能力上，在一个关键的教师群体中，他们将团结一致地从事流行病学、临床和健康服务研究，这些研究与吸引和留住有药物使用障碍病史并同时发生艾滋病毒或多动症的囚犯有关。该计划将培养学生在不同教育阶段的研究能力，并鼓励他们从事药物滥用研究事业。在这个应用程序中，我们提出了两个研究项目。他们都提出了以后探索药物治疗对患有SUD的个体的特定特征的调节作用所需的发展工作。一项研究将探讨与吸毒者身份相关的自我耻辱是否与避免治疗或早期终止药物滥用和/或艾滋病毒治疗有关。另一项研究探讨了药物治疗对ADHD障碍谱系各维度的潜在调节作用。建议的工作将为教师和学生提供实际的研究训练经验。这些项目融入DIDARP的组织结构和文化，并得到强有力的领导、机构支持和一系列研究能力建设活动的支持，将为实现以下具体目标提供必要的条件：提供领导、支持和协调，以增加能够成功开展与刑事司法背景有关的药物滥用研究的独立拉丁裔研究人员的数量。目标2：为8名研究生提供长期研究经验（2年），增加他们从事药物滥用研究事业的可能性。目标3：加强机构资源，以维持在外部资金支助下成功规划和开展药物滥用研究。

Our goal is to enhance our capacity to conduct drug abuse research with criminal justice populations from a public health perspective, at the University Of Puerto Rico Graduate School Of Public Health. Our research development strategy centers on developing research proficiency in research in a critical mass of faculty that will cohesively pursue epidemiological, clinical, and health services research relevant to engaging and retaining in treatment inmates with histories of a substance use disorder with co-occurring HIV or ADHD. The program will develop research capacity in students at different stages in their education and encourage them to pursue drug abuse research careers. In this application we present two research projects. They both propose developmental work required to later explore the drug treatment moderating effects of specific characteristics of individuals with a SUD. One study will explore if self stigma associated with the drug user identity is associated with treatment avoidance or early termination of drug abuse and/or HIV treatment. The other explores the potential moderating effects on drug treatment of the dimensions of the ADHD disorder spectrum. The work proposed will provide hands on research training experiences for faculty and students. These projects embedded in the organizational structure and culture of the DIDARP and backed by strong leadership, institutional support, and a range of research capacity building activities, will provide the conditions necessary to attain the following specific aims: Aim1. Provide leadership, support, and coordination to increase the number of independent Latino researchers capable of successfully conducting drug abuse research relevant to a criminal justice context. Aim 2: Provide a long term research experience (2 yrs) for 8 graduate students that increases their likelihood of pursuing drug abuse research careers. Aim 3: Enhance institutional resources that sustain the successful planning and conduct of drug abuse research supported with external funds.