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Where Can I Find Information on New Science-Based Treatment Interventions?
NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network Dissemination Library
http://ctndisseminationlibrary.org
Meg Brunner, MLIS; Nancy Sutherland, MLS
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington (WA Node)
What is the CTN?
The NATIONAL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT
CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK (CTN) is a
partnership between NIDA and 17 state and
regional Nodes, working with over 200 community
treatment programs (CTPs).
What’s in the CTN Library?
From the CTN Dissemination Library home page
you can browse the documents by type, perform a
complex search, view new items, and learn about
the CTN in general.
Abstracts & Links for Each Item
A Full record for each item in the Library includes the
authors, an abstract, keywords, a link to download or
request a copy of the article, and a list of the Protocols,
Nodes, and CTPs that were involved in the research.
About the Protocols
Each Protocol has its own web page with a
description of the project, contact info for the Lead
Investigator, links to participating nodes and CTPs,
and the latest publications related to the study.
Author “See
Also” search
“See Also”
searches for
Nodes & CTPs
Node & CTP
web sites
Latest publications
The CTN mission is to conduct rigorous, multi-site
clinical trials of behavioral and pharmacological
treatment interventions for drug abuse, and to
determine their effectiveness in a broad range of realworld treatment settings and with diverse patient
populations. Through its Dissemination activities,
the CTN hopes to transfer research results to addiction
counselors and others to improve drug abuse
treatment throughout the country, using science as
the vehicle.
CTN Dissemination Library
The CTN Dissemination Library contains a variety
of document types:
 Single point of access to CTN research findings,
treatment manuals, and other materials approved for
dissemination.
 Liaison with ATTC, SALIS, INCASE, and other
organizations to raise awareness of evidence-based
treatment research from the CTN.
 Copies of journal articles sent to CTN members
and others who don’t have institutional access.
 Link to the CTN Library from your web page!
 CTN Librarians: Meg Brunner, MLIS and Nancy
Sutherland, MLS. ([email protected])
What’s New in the Library?
o Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
o Presentations given by CTN members
o Manuals developed out of CTN protocols
o Blending Team Packets
CTN Dissemination Library: an electronic library of
resources created by and about the NIDA CTN.
Keyword “See
Also” search
o Newsletters and Newsletter Articles
o NIDA’s CTN Brochures
The What’s New page shows the latest articles and
other items added to the Library. You can also find
the CTN Bulletin and reminders about upcoming
meetings.
About Nodes & CTPs
Each Node has its own page in the Library,
showing the PI’s name, the affiliated CTPs, protocols
the Node participates in, and a Find It! link to
publications by Node members.
o Directories
Search for authors, Nodes/CTPs, and keywords.
Click Browse
Index to view all
terms in a field
Find It!
Link to
publications
Protocol
participation
CTP logos link
to web sites
Acknowledgements
Supported by a NIDA grant to ADAI, the Regional
Research and Training Center of CTN’s Washington
Node (U10 DA013714), Dennis M. Donovan, PI.