Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR)

CITAR City of Dayton

Welcome

The Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research (CITAR) is administratively housed within Boonshoft School of Medicine's Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. It represents the focal point for academic research on substance use and related services (treatment, harm reduction, etc.).

CITAR was founded by a member of the Wright State University School of Medicine faculty, the late Harvey A. Siegal, Ph.D., in 1980. Dr. Siegal continued as director until his death in December 2004. 

In addition, the center provides consultation and program evaluation services.

Core Faculty

Sydney Meredith Silverstein, Ph.D.

Department:
Population and Public Health Sci
Title:
Assistant Professor, PPHS Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Address:
2555 University Blvd 200, Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Associated Faculty

Raminta Daniulaityte, PhD

Department:
Population and Public Health Sciences
Title:
Clinical Professor, Population & Public Health
Address:
Arizona State University, College Of Health Solutions, 425 N 5th St Room 121, Phoenix, AZ 85004-2157

Tim Crawford, Ph.D., MPH

Department:
Population and Public Health Sci
Title:
Associate Professor, Population & Public Health Sciences Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Address:
2555 University Blvd Ste 210, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Danielle Gainer, M.D.

Department:
Psychiatry
Title:
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Address:
2555 University Blvd, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Ramzi W. Nahhas, PhD

Department:
Population and Public Health Sci
Title:
Professor, Population & Public Health; Professor, Psychiatry
Address:
2555 University Blvd Ste 210, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Active Projects

The following projects and programs currently operate within CITAR:

Completed Projects

 

 


CITAR in the News

Montgomery County overdose deaths dip: ‘People feel like they can get more support’

Yost claim that stimulus checks led to overdose deaths triggers debate

Substance of concern

Wright State researcher Raminta Daniulaityte leads research effort on methamphetamine use
Researchers in the Department of Population and Public Health Science are studying methamphetamine use of people who have opiate-use disorders.

Wright State medical school professor named to Ohio attorney general’s opioid committee

Robert Carlson joins a state committee that will look for the circumstantial, environmental, social, behavioral and psychological factors that incline some people to substance use disorder.

Wright State research team finds increase in deaths from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs

Evidence from the study indicates the increasing and substantial role of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and the declining presence of heroin and pharmaceutical opioids in overdose fatalities.
Last edited on 07/29/2022.