Alcohol Treatment, Pharmacotherapy, and Recovery Research (R34 Clinical Trial required)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is soliciting applications for an R34 Clinical Trial Optional mechanism focusing on alcohol health services. This opportunity will broadly focus on closing the treatment gap for individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD), with five major areas of emphasis: increasing access to treatment for AUD, making treatment for AUD more appealing, examining cost structures and insurance systems, conducting studies on dissemination and implementation of existing evidence-based approaches to treating AUD, and reducing health disparities as a means of addressing the treatment gap in AUD for health disparity populations. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Increasing access to treatment for AUD • Making treatment for AUD more appealing • Examining cost structures and insurance systems • Conducting studies on dissemination and implementation of existing evidence-based approaches to treating AUD • Reducing health disparities as a means of addressing the treatment gap in AUD for health disparity populations