Beginning in 1999, BHSPC was chosen as a Community Treatment Program (CTP) for the MUSC-centered Southern Consortium Node (SC Node) of the nationwide Clinical Trials Network (CTN).  The SC Node is comprised of five research CTPs.  The mission of the CTN is to improve the quality of drug abuse treatment throughout the country using science as the vehicle. 

While the research department mostly works on CTN trials, there are lags between studies.  We have demonstrated successful performance on two CTN trials therefore; we have had the opportunity to be involved with several National Institute of Health and private industry trials in the interim.  We are currently working on CTN-0046, “Smoking Cessation and Stimulant Treatment (S-CAST),” which evaluates the impact of concurrent outpatient smoking cessation and stimulant treatment on stimulant dependence.    This study will continue for the next several years. 

The future of the research department is solely dependent on outside funding and the formulation of new research ideas.  We are currently collaborating with MUSC on several innovative concepts.  We are looking forward to research prospects that benefit our clients as well as the community.

If you are interested in one of our current projects, please contact us on our direct research line at 864-898-2938.  If we are unavailable, please leave a message on our confidential answering machine.  For more information on the SC node visit http://www.musc.edu/ctn/scnode. 

Current Projects

"Smoking-Cessation and Stimulant Treatment," CTN- 0046, 2010 - present

Research Experience

“Smoking Cessation in Treatment with Transdermal Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Programs”, CTN -0009, 2000-2005 

“The Use of Acamprosate in Alcohol Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Anxiety and Depressive Disorders”, 2006-2007 

“A Two-Phase Randomized Controlled Trial of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment Plus Individual Drug Counseling for Individual Drug Counseling for Opioid Analgesic Dependence”, CTN - 0030, 2007 - 2009   

" Cue Extinction in Methamphetamine Using Individuals", 2007- 2009

“Effects of Modafinil in Methamphetamine Dependence”, 2009- 2010

“Clinical Circuitry Underlying Methamphetamine Cue Craving and Cue Extinction", 2009 - 2010

“D-cycloserine Facilitation of Cocaine-Cue Extinction”, 2010

 


Contact information

BHSPC
318 East Main Street 
Pickens, SC 29671
E-mail: echapman@bhspickens.com
Tel.: 864-898-2938
Fax:864-898-5614