Addiction Research

Substance Abuse Trends in Texas: June 2011
Comprehensive twenty four page report

By Jane C. Maxwell, Ph.D.
The Center for Excellence in Drug Epidemology
Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center
UT Center for Social Work Research

Addiction Science Research and Education Center
1 University Station A1915, PHR 5.210
Austin TX 78712-0125
512-471-5198
www.utexas.edu/research/asrec

ASREC is a group of scientists whose mission is to communicate the latest findings in Addiction Science to the public in terms that make the message easy to understand.
 

Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center
1717 W. 6th Street, Ste. 335
Austin, TX 78703
512-232-0616
www.utexas.edu/research/cswr/gcattc

The Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GCATTC) is one of 14 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 Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to facilitate workforce development and implementation of evidence-based practices.

Research Society on Alcoholism
7801 North Lamar Blvd., Suite D-89
Austin, Texas 78752-1038
(512) 454-0022
http://www.rsoa.org/about.html

The Research Society on Alcoholism was established in 1976 to assist and encourage the application of research to the solution of problems related to alcoholism. RSA serves as a meeting ground for scientists working in all fields of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The Society, through its emphasis on research, has served as the interdisciplinary crossroads for the understanding of the causes of and potential cures for alcoholism.

The resources page on their website has an extensive list of links for the following:

• Resources for Researchers;
• Educational Material;
• Events and Meetings of Interest;
• Treatment and Advocacy;

Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A4800
Austin, TX 78712-1095
512-232-2520
www.utexas.edu/research/wcaar

The Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research is an organized research unit of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Established in 1999, the Center was made possible by a donation from M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner and matching funds from UT Austin.
The mission of the Waggoner Center is to develop solutions for the prevention and cure of alcoholism and related illnesses.