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Welcome to the Addiction Research Institute

Promoting Quality Treatment Through Evidence-Based Practice

Sipping on Syrup - "sizzurp"

With the increased recent interest in this form of substance abuse, here is a link to Leaning on Syrup,.one of the earliest publications that describes the phenomenom: The original purple color came from the color of promethazine cough syrup. Variations of "syrup" are avaialble at liquor stores and "relaxation" soft drinks (purple colored, without alcohol but containing ingredients such as melatonin, valerian root, rose hips) are available, without age restrictions, at some drug stores and convenience stores.

NEW Substance Abuse Trends: Old and New Drugs

NEW  Synthetic Drug Training Package

June 2012 Texas Drug Trends

2012 U. S. Trends Update

Latest Findings on Texas Access to Recovery Program - 2010

Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE)

Organizational Development and Consulting

Texas Mental Health Transformation

 Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

Status of the Workforce: Addiction Treatment in Texas - 2007

Preliminary Outcomes of the Texas Access to Recovery Project

Information on Cheese Heroin

Culturally Relevant Adaptations of Evidence Based Practices

Border Studies

Abuse of Prescription Drugs

Behavioral Health Training Module for “Promotoras”

Workforce Assessment - COPSD Specialists in Texas

Implications of Research for Treatment: Methamphetamine

Links to Methamphetamine Treatment Materials

Training Follow-Up Survey

About SSWATTC:

The South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GCATTC) is one of the regional University Centers in the United States. The center works through multiple consortia of educational institutions and other agencies to promote incorporation of research into addictions curricula and provides technical assistance and consultation for state agencies and community organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,Oklahoma, and Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico to facilitate workforce development and implementation of evidence-based practices.

OBJECTIVES

One of a national network supported, in part, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

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Addiction Research Institute

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