Addiction Studies Program for State Legislators

州立法者成瘾研究计划

• 批准号: 6859964
• 负责人: David P Friedman
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-05-25 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6859964
• 关键词: Internet; clinical research; drug abuse education; drug abuse therapy; drug addiction; health care policy; human subject; information dissemination; training; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): State legislators throughout this country are making difficult policy decisions about complex issues involving drug abuse and addiction without the scientific expertise to critically evaluate these issues. These legislators typically do not have the background or opportunity to learn the science pertinent to abuse and addiction. Indeed, many are unaware that there is a scientific basis for preventing or treating drug abuse. Scientists have generally not helped the situation. Scientific findings are presented in journals that are not easily accessible or understandable, and scientists are often not able to present their knowledge in ways lay audiences can grasp. As a result, instead of policy debates proceeding from a scientific base, they tend to be political in nature, and much susceptible to special interest influences as well. We believe this situation is correctable. During the past four years the Addiction Studies Program has brought carefully selected drug abuse scientists from basic and applied areas together to present accurate scientific information about abuse and addiction to audiences that now total over 100 journalists from the electronic and print media. In the course of a two-day workshop, lectures are paired with ample interpersonal interaction and detailed discussion of the available scientific information on specific issues of public concern. The journalists have been very receptive to the information. Attendees have produced a book, numerous newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television shows about addiction, and a movie script. Now, in partnership with the Treatment Research Institute and the National Council of State Legislators, we propose to extend and tailor this workshop approach to educate at least 100 state legislators over the next five years. These workshops will match available scientific information to the important policy questions facing legislators and will include an evaluation of the impact of those efforts.

描述（由申请人提供）： 全国各地的州立法者正在就涉及药物滥用和成瘾的复杂问题做出艰难的政策决定，而缺乏科学专业知识来批判性地评估这些问题。这些立法者通常没有背景或机会学习与滥用和成瘾相关的科学。事实上，许多人不知道预防或治疗药物滥用是有科学依据的。科学家们普遍对这种情况没有帮助。科学发现发表在不易获取或理解的期刊上，科学家往往无法以非专业观众可以理解的方式展示他们的知识。因此，政策辩论不是从科学基础出发，而是本质上具有政治性，而且很容易受到特殊利益的影响。 我们相信这种情况是可以纠正的。在过去的四年中，成瘾研究项目将来自基础和应用领域的精心挑选的药物滥用科学家聚集在一起，向受众（目前来自电子和印刷媒体的 100 多名记者）提供有关滥用和成瘾的准确科学信息。在为期两天的研讨会中，讲座与充分的人际互动相结合，并对公众关心的具体问题的现有科学信息进行了详细讨论。 记者们对这些信息非常乐于接受。与会者制作了一本书、大量报纸和杂志文章、有关成瘾的广播和电视节目以及电影剧本。现在，我们与治疗研究所和全国州立法者委员会合作，建议扩展和定制这一研讨会方法，以便在未来五年内对至少 100 名州立法者进行教育。这些研讨会将把现有的科学信息与立法者面临的重要政策问题相匹配，并将包括对这些努力的影响的评估。