CITAR will collaborate with scientists and physicians from Kno.e.sis at Wright State, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the Toxicology Investigator’s Consortium to establish an innovative NIDA National Early Warning System Network (iN3). Designed to rapidly identify and disseminate information on emerging drug use patterns, the study combines data from medical toxicologists across the nation with discussion of emerging drug use trends on social media.
Another newly funded project uses social media to address substance use and addiction. eDrugTrends is an interdisciplinary collaboration to develop software to identify trends and analyze social networks to monitor cannabis and synthetic cannabinoid use. The NIH/NIDA-funded project builds on previoius work CITAR and Kno.e.sis did to analyze web forum data on illicit buprenorphine use.
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 substance abuse related services, academic research, and services research. Although the larger purpose of the Center is to advance the production, dissemination and utilization of scientific knowledge and professional technology regarding the epidemiology, consequences, prevention and treatment of substance abuse, its goals are directed at the understanding of substance abuse phenomena and their intervention and management in smaller and mid-sized cities and their surrounding suburban and rural communities.
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. Robert G. Carlson, Ph.D., professor of community health and a member of the CITAR staff since 1989, was appointed director in May 2005.
The following projects and programs currently operate within CITAR:
In addition, the center provides consultation and program evaluation services.
These are articles about CITAR projects from Vital Signs, the School of Medicine magazine, and news releases.
Free reprints of articles authored by CITAR staff are available by contacting the respective projects.
