UCSF leads the California-Arizona Research Node of the NIDA National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN). The overall goal of the research node is to participate in and conduct high-quality multi-site clinical trials of interventions for drug abuse and addiction, and to guide the development, dissemination, and adoption of effective interventions in the field.
The research node consists of a Regional Research and Training Center (RRTC) at UCSF that is linked in partnership with researchers at the University of Arizona and with twenty community-based treatment programs (CTPs) in California and Arizona. The goal of the CA-AZ Research Node is to stimulate research to improve the effectiveness of treatment of addiction to opiates, cocaine and methamphetamine, nicotine, and other abused drugs. The gap between research and treatment is one of the most critical unresolved issues in drug abuse. The node fosters collaboration among scientists and practitioners to stimulate new research improving the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment in community settings.
UCSF investigators
- James L. Sorensen, PhD, PI & Director
- Joseph Guydish, PhD, Co-PI & Co-Director
- Carmen L. Masson, PhD Training & Quality Assurance
- Steven Batki, MD
- Grant Colfax, MD, MPH
- Janice Y. Tsoh, PhD
University of Arizona investigators
- Varda Shoham, PhD, PI
- Michael Rohrbaugh, PhD, Co-PI
Community Treatment Programs (CTPs)
- Bi-Valley Medical Clinic, Inc., Sacramento, CA
- East Bay Community Recovery Project, Oakland, CA
- La Frontera Center, Inc.,Tucson, AZ
- San Francisco General Hospital Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine
Allied programs
- Native American Health Center, Oakland, CA
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, AZ
- HealthRIGHT 360, San Francisco, CA
Implementation partners
- Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
- Asian Pacific Islanders Wellness Center
- California Society of Addiction Medicine
- Community Partnership of Southern Arizona
- Contra Costa County Alcohol & Other Services
- Marin County Division of Alcohol, Drug & Other Tobacco Programs
- Monterey County Behavioral Health
- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
- Richmond Area Multi Services
- San Francisco Community Behavioral Health Services
- San Mateo County Substance Abuse & Shelter Services
- Sonoma County Alcohol & Other Drug Services Division
Contact information
James L. Sorensen, PhD, Principal Investigator Director of the California-Arizona CTN Node
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue
Building 20, Suite 2117, Box 0852
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 206-3969
