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Substance Studies (Alcohol, Cannabis, Other) Enrolling at Yale

March 01, 2024

Be Part of Clinical Research at Yale

Would you like to cut down or quit using alcohol?

Let’s Do Addiction Recovery Together (LDART)

We are looking for adults who drink alcohol heavily and have some desire to cut down or quit. We created a website that we hope will help you achieve this goal. We would like you to log on for a few minutes every night for a month, and complete questionnaires at the start and the end of the month of using the intervention. All of this will be done completely online.

Compensation up to $120 in gift cards for completing the study.

If you are interested in participating, or if you have any questions, please contact us at 203-456-7456 or email: LDART@yale.edu.

Sponsored by The Society of Addiction Psychology; HIC# 2000035434


Interested in completing a questionnaire for people who are using opioids or stimulants including cocaine?

Questionnaire for people 18+ who are using opioids or stimulants including cocaine. The study will be 3 visits.

Compensation up to $250.

If you are interested in participating, or if you have any questions, please contact us at 203-641-1218 or email: Lawanda.Frederick@yale.edu.

Sponsored by The University of Rochester; HIC# 2000032828


Are you 18+ and use cannabis?

Participate in a Yale research study investigating the effects of abstinence on brain structure. All calls are confidential.

Compensation up to $5050.

Please call 203-626-1105.

Sponsored by The National Institute on Drug Abuse; HIC# 2000032183


Volunteers Needed for a Reward and Pain Study

If you are a drinker (either light or heavy), you may be eligible for this study. The study investigates learning based on responses to reward and pain. Participants will perform a learning task while being scanned in an fMRI machine. The task involves maximizing monetary win and minimizing pain induced by quick electrical stimulations.

Must be:

  • Aged 21-60
  • MRI compatible (no metals in the body)
  • No diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia

Compensation is $375 + travel expenses.

For more info, contact painaddictionlab@yale.edu or 475-261-6153 (call or text).

Sponsored by The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); HIC# 2000030879


Are you a healthy young adult between the ages of 18-25? Do you regularly use marijuana?

Connectivity While Coming of Age Study

Are you a healthy young adult between the ages of 18 and 25 and use marijuana regularly? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a longitudinal MRI study looking at short-term changes in the brain.

This study involves 5 in-person visits across 6 months, including an initial screening visit and 4 MRI brain scans. You will also be asked to answer a few brief questions about your substance use daily and complete follow-up assessments at 3- and 6-months.

Total compensation up to $708.

To learn more or to see if you are eligible to participate, please contact us at 203-307-5141 or email: brain.research@yale.edu.

Sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); HIC# 2000028368


Are you between 21 and 60 years of age and currently use cocaine?

You may be eligible to participate in a 3-week paid brain imaging inpatient study plus outpatient follow ups. This is not a treatment study.

Compensation up to $2500.

For more information email cnrustudies@gmail.com or call our recruitment line and leave a message at 203-903-7795.

Sponsored by National Institutes of Health; HIC# 2000029552


How much are opioids a part of your life?

NYX-783 and Oxycodone DDI Study

Do you use opioids casually? Do you feel in control of your opioid use? The Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit is looking for recreational, opioid experienced individuals between 21 to 50 years old to participate in an investigational study of monitored opioid use.

Compensation up to $2000.

To learn more or to see if you are eligible to participate, please call our staff at 203-903-7795 or email: cnrustudies@gmail.com.

Sponsored by Aptinyx Inc.; National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); HIC #2000033008


Are you between 18-59 years old and currently using opiates?

You may be eligible to participate in a paid 7-day inpatient study testing medication effects.

Payment up to $1,775.

For more information please email cnrustudies@gmail.com or call our recruitment line and leave a message: (203) 903-7795.

Sponsored by BioXcel Therapeutics Corporation; Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene; HIC #2000033678


Are you between 21-55 years old and currently using opiates?

You may be eligible to participate in a brain imaging inpatient study for up to 4 weeks that requires managed abstinence.

Payment up to $1,500.

For more information, send an email to cnrustudies@gmail.com or call our recruitment line and leave a message with your contact information: (203) 903-7795.

Sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse; HIC #2000021843


Are you between 21-55 years old, currently using opiates and not taking medication for it?

You may be eligible to participate in a brain imaging inpatient study for up to 6 weeks that requires managed abstinence.

Payment up to $1,400.

For more information, send an email to cnrustudies@gmail.com or call our recruitment line and leave a message with your contact information: (203) 903-7795.

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania; HIC #2000027768


Are you currently using opiates?

Are you between 21-55 years old, currently using opiates and not taking medication for it? You may be eligible to participate in a brain imaging inpatient study up to 4 weeks that requires managed abstinence. This study examines the way that opiate drugs affect synapses in the brain.

Compensation is up to $1400.

If you think you may be eligible and are interested, please call Marcella Mignosa M.D at 203-903-7795 and leave a message with your contact information.

Sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust, HIC #2000021843

Submitted by Lisa Brophy on February 07, 2024