Addiction/Substance Abuse

[Lucashobbes]

Hello,

I am anticipating applying towards doctorate programs in this  upcoming round, and will only be applying to universities/ mentorship positions in substance abuse research.  Instead of individually looking up labs on  google ,am hoping others know a list of schools that come to mind. 

thanks

[Dondante_MMJ]

On 5/3/2017 at 10:02 PM, Lucashobbes said:

Hello,

I am anticipating applying towards doctorate programs in this  upcoming round, and will only be applying to universities/ mentorship positions in substance abuse research.  Instead of individually looking up labs on  google ,am hoping others know a list of schools that come to mind. 

thanks

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has a specific Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Track. It also depends on what you are looking at doing within the field, i.e. personality and substance use disorders, stigma related to substance use disorders, treatment research, etc. Others that stand out as having strong substance use research are Arizona State, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Pittsburgh,Wayne State.... I hate to say it but the best way is to put some effort in and look the labs up. Just because someone is researching substance use doesn't mean that they are examining it in a way that you would be interested in. It takes reading past and current research. The best way to find that is to google the universities you are interested in and read through all of the faculty members research. It is time consuming but it can really narrow down what you are interested in doing.

[Lucashobbes]

Agreed, that substance abuse is such a "generic conceptualization" in regards of clinical research. Specifically, i'd enjoying investigating substance abuse patterns within the LGBTQ community ( party drugs such as meth, E... to more appropriated culture  substances inclusive of alcohol/weed/tobacco) There is an immensely high correlation/  co- occurring of mental health and substance abuse in the LGBTQ population -  stemming from  ethnographic adversities that are faced  ie. psychological pain of stigma/prejudice/ bigotry; neo -acculturation  that is  in many ways a divergent of  heteronormative  family of origin conditioning; and lack of presence of heathy role modeling due to AIDS epidemic - that contribute to high substance abuse rates. I am interested in investigating and addressing how  social-cultural themes exasperate substance abuse choices, and ways to alleviate symptoms through psychoeducation/ empowerment in a clinical setting.  

Appreciative of  the listing  some universities. Nothing rewarding comes easy 

[Dondante_MMJ]

If you are looking at Clinical Program there is a faculty member at the University of Montana that studies Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ communities

[eeepsych13]

On May 8, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Dondante_MMJ said:

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has a specific Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Track. It also depends on what you are looking at doing within the field, i.e. personality and substance use disorders, stigma related to substance use disorders, treatment research, etc. Others that stand out as having strong substance use research are Arizona State, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Pittsburgh,Wayne State.... I hate to say it but the best way is to put some effort in and look the labs up. Just because someone is researching substance use doesn't mean that they are examining it in a way that you would be interested in. It takes reading past and current research. The best way to find that is to google the universities you are interested in and read through all of the faculty members research. It is time consuming but it can really narrow down what you are interested in doing.

Seconding the schools included above, as well as the University of Minnesota, Mizzou, University of South Florida.

[Lucashobbes]

Bryan Cochran.

There's opportunity within the field, and finding an "ideal" match is rare under any circumstances. I'll be satisfied working under  a POI in either substance abuse or LGBTQ health. The overlap and relationships between the two is high. All about timing now.