NDRI Centers & Institutes
NDRI is composed of twelve Centers and Institutes, as described below. The links below will take you to each Center's site, or if you prefer, you may instead click on the quick links to the left.
Center for AIDS Outreach and Prevention - a street-based prevention intervention targeting active injection drug users, their sexual partners, families, and the communities in which injectors live and/or congregate.
Institute for AIDS Research - conducts research on HIV/AIDS and related diseases to increase knowledge which may be helpful in mitigating the impact of the AIDS epidemic.
Center for Drug Use and HIV Research - dedicated to increasing the understanding of the drug-use HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly among high-risk individuals.
Center for Therapeutic Community Research -- The CTCR conducts systematic research on refining techniques and improving the effectiveness of treatment.
Institute for Community-Based Research - The mission of The Institute for Community-Based Research is to develop theory, conduct research, improve methods for understanding alcohol and other drug abuse problems and their consequences, and develop and evaluate treatment programs, policies and processes.
Center for the Integration of Research and Practice - The mission of CIRP is to integrate science and service in the treatment of substance abuse and related disorders, especially psychological disorders and criminal behavior. CIRP seeks to advance the knowledge dissemination and technology transfer effors of NDRI, and to promote the use of "best practices" in the service field.
Institute for International Research on Youth at Risk - The goal of the Institute for International Research on Youth at Risk (YAR) is to advance comparative epidemiological research on the causes and consequences of illness and disease among adolescent and young adult populations living in urban environments. Working within an interdisciplinary context, and with funding from federal, state, city and private sources, we maintain a particular focus on STDs/HIV, drug abuse, homelessness, sexuality and violence.
Institute for Special Populations Research - focuses on substance use/abuse among diverse, at-risk populations. These include persons involved in criminal behaviors and persons from marginalized groups such as the poor, the homeless, and those from particular ethnic groups.
Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery - The research focus of the Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery (C-STAR) is to gain a greater understanding of the psychosocial factors and processes that contribute to the development of addictive behaviors as well as to the initiation and maintenance of stable recovery from addictions. The Center is part of the Institute for Treatment and Services Research (see below).
Center for Technology and Health - employs cutting-edge technologies to achieve a new level of understanding of health behavior and develops innovative tools that may effectively expand the reach of evidence-based and cost-effective, health-related interventions.
Training Institute - designs, develops and delivers training programs in the areas of substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment, as well as HIV/AIDS related medical and psychosocial issues.
Institute for Treatment and Services Research - The Institute for Treatment and Services Research conducts efficacy and effectiveness health services research on all aspects of substance abuse treatment; especially innovative treatments and related services such as self-help for dually-diagnosed persons, peer mentoring for HIV-affected youth, job placement for methadone patients, and a nationwide survey of HCV services in drug treatment programs.