This PA, Behavioral Therapies Development Program, is related to the priority area of alcohol and other drugs. Applications from minority individuals and women are encouraged. Research grants are awarded to institutions on behalf of Principal Investigators who have designed and will direct a specific project or set of projects.
Behavioral therapies are frequently the only treatments available to drug dependent individuals.
Even where medications are available, behavioral therapies are an integral component of treatment. Recognizing the importance of this area, the NIDA has launched a Behavioral Therapies Development Program. Due to the growing AIDS problem in this country, special consideration will be given to grants that address AIDS- related issues in their therapies and include measures of the effect of the therapies on AIDS risk behaviors. Through the Behavioral Therapies Development Program, support may be sought to identify, evaluate, and standardize behavioral therapies for the treatment of drug abuse and dependence. Ultimately, therapies found to be efficacious through rigorous testing will be disseminated to clinicians.