Achievements

A study entitled "Behavioral Drug and HIV Risk Reduction Counseling with MMT in China" will provide critical data regarding the efficacy for reducing drug-and sex-related HIV transmission risk behaviors, as well as improving MMT outcomes and patient functioning of two transportable counseling models, behavioral drug and HIV risk reduction counseling (BDRC) and educational counseling (EC) as compared with the current standard of care model in MMT in China.

Professor Schottenfeld has established research projects in Malaysia and Iran which are aimed at evaluating treatments for heroin or other opiate dependence and are comparing the efficacy of maintenance treatment with buprenorphine or naltrexone.

A study entitled "Naltrexone and Behavioral Drug and HIV Risk Reduction Counseling in Russia" will examine the effects of combining behavioral therapy with naltrexone pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opiate dependence and reduction of HIV risks in opiate dependent individuals in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of a drug treatment intervention (buprenorphine/naloxone) in the prevention of HIV transmission among opiate dependent injectors by reducing drug use and associated risk behaviors. URL: http://www.hptn.org/research_studies/hptn058.asp

Collaborative research and training programs aimed to develop treatments for opiate and amphetamine type stimulants disorders