Rural HIV Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cost study
This study was funded by NIH, SAMHSA, and HRSA. It completed its demonstration aspect in October 2003, and analysis of data is currently underway. It has had over 10 publication concepts approved by the federal coordinating center on such topics as trauma, medication adherence, high-risk behaviors, modified treatment protocols, and social support. For more information contact Kate Whetten.

Why Don’t Mature Smokers Quit?
The study aims are to 1) determine whether smokers are more present-oriented than others in decisions in health and other domains; 2) before illness onset, determine if smokers misperceive the disutility that they will experience when they become ill with a smoking-related disease; 3) assess the difficulty people have in making assessments of low probability events; and 4) determine whether smokers tend to be overly optimistic about a variety of outcomes, including but not limited to their health. For more information contact Frank Sloan.

Expansion Project
Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand and enhance delivery of substance abuse treatment services to persons multiply diagnosed with HIV and addiction. It ensures increased access to culturally sensitive substance abuse and HIV prevention and treatment services through HIV primary and specialty care clinics by interdisciplinary teams comprised of substance abuse service providers, HIV clinic staff, and community-based HIV care/support service providers. For more information contact Melissa Green.