ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR NTCS PARTICIPANTS
UGA’s National Treatment Center Study is gathering data on treatment centers’ familiarity with and use
of a number of evidence-based treatment techniques. During our interviews, center directors often ask
where they may find additional information on the treatment techniques we describe. The following are
reliable sources of information on the techniques referenced in our surveys.
NIDA’S CLINICAL TOOLBOX
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has made available a set of materials on science-based
approaches to the treatment of addiction. The Toolbox includes:
• Several therapy manuals for drug addiction, including cognitive-behavioral therapy,
community reinforcement plus vouchers, and individual counseling
• Research reports on numerous drugs of abuse
• The book, APPROACHES TO DRUG ABUSE COUNSELING, which includes an overview of 12
different therapeutic approaches for the treatment of addiction, including motivational
enhancement therapy
• The booklet, PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT, which provides an overview of
12 different scientifically-based approaches to drug addiction treatment, including the Matrix
model, supportive-expressive psychotherapy, motivational enhancement therapy,
multidimensional family therapy, multisystemic therapy, community reinforcement approach,
and the use of vouchers combined with other counseling and medication management styles.
The NIDA Clinical Toolbox is available online at:
www.nida.nih.gov/TB/Clinical/ClinicalToolbox.html, or it can be ordered free of charge by
calling the National Clearinghouse of Alcohol and Drug Information at 1-800-729-6686.
ADDITIONAL SOURCE MATERIALS (PUBLICLY AVAILABLE):
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
Center for Family Studies, University of Miami
Online: www.cfs.med.miami.edu, or contact by phone: (305) 243-4592
Motivational Interviewing
Links to Miller & Rollnik training materials, and dates for clinician training courses:
www.motivationalinterview.org
Also see Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) #35, Enhancing Motivation for Change in
Substance Use Disorder Treatment, available free of charge from NCADI (online:
www.health.org, or order by phone: 1-800-729-6686). Request item number BKD342.
Multisystemic Therapy
Contact MST Services (affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina) at
www.mstservices.com, or call them at (843) 856-8226 for product information and pricing.
Network Therapy
Marc Galanter’s training video is available for purchase from American Psychiatric Publishing,
Inc., at www.appi.org, or call 1-800-368-5777 (request Item # 62142).
Matrix Model
Contact the UCLA’s Matrix Institute at www.matrixinstitute.org (click on “educational
materials”) or call 1-800-310-7700 for manuals and materials.
PHARMACOTHERAPIES (FDA-APPROVED FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT):
Buprenorphine
Regulatory and training information, including procedures for physician waiver applications and
certification: http://buprenorphine.samhsa.gov
Treatment Improvement Protocol #40: Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the
Treatment of Opioid Addiction. Order item number BKD500 from NCADI (www.health.org or
1-800-729-6686).
Naltrexone
Treatment Improvement Protocol #28C: Naltrexone and Alcoholism Treatment (Clinician’s
Version). Order item number BKD268C from NCADI (www.health.org or 1-800-729-6686).
Acamprosate
Alcohol Alert #61, published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Includes pharmacologic information and clinical trial references:
www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa61.pdf
Methadone
Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (Federal oversight agency for methadone treatment):
http://DPT.samhsa.gov.
NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG INFORMATION (NCADI)
NCADI is the Federal government’s official resource distribution center for alcohol and drug
information. Printed materials, videos, training materials, and other educational resources are
available for treatment providers, prevention specialists, and the general public. Most items are
available free of charge or for a nominal fee. View and order available materials online at
www.health.org, or call 1-800-729-6686 to request a catalog.
ADDICTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS
NIDA and SAMHSA fund regional Addiction Technology Transfer Centers to disseminate
information on clinical practice and to provide training and technical assistance to treatment
providers. To find the ATTC nearest you, access the ATTC national office online at
www.nattc.org, or call 1-816-482-1200.
PUBMED / MEDLINE
A service of the National Library of Medicine. A comprehensive online search engine covering peerreviewed scientific literature, providing direct access to publications of clinical trials and other studies of
treatment techniques. www.nlm.nih.gov
The materials listed, and the Internet URLs, are current and accurate as of December 2004.