Introduction to Clinical Drug and Substance Abuse Research Methods is an online training program intended to introduce clinicians and substance abuse professionals to basic clinical research methods.

1. Who wrote the training program and how long does it take to complete?
2. Who paid for the program's development?
3. What are the program's learning objectives?
4. How do you use the program and get a CME certificate?
5. Is there a way to buy a group membership for CME certificates?
6. Can this program be licensed for use by another organization?
7. Who owns this site?

• The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction - Authors: Nicholas W. Gilpin, Ph.D., Research Associate, The Committee on Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. Estimated time to complete the program, 3 hours.
• Biostatistics for Drug and Substance Abuse Research - Author: James Ranger-Moore, PhD, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona and Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, USA. Estimated time to complete the program, 3 hours.
• Evaluating Drug and Substance Abuse Programs - Authors: John M Harris Jr., MD, MBA and Rita D. Strombeck, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Arizona and Medical Directions, Inc. Tucson, Arizona, USA and HealthCare Education Associates, Palm Springs, California, USA. Estimated time to complete the program, 2 hours.
• Designing and Managing Drug and Substance Abuse Clinical Trials - Author: John M Harris Jr., MD, MBA, College of Medicine, University of Arizona and Medical Directions, Inc. Tucson, Arizona, USA. Estimated time to complete the program, 3 hours.

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• Evaluate the benefits of alternative investigative approaches for answering important questions in drug abuse evaluation and treatment.
• Define the proper levels of measurement and appropriate statistical methods for a clinical study.
• Address common problems in data collection and analysis.
• Anticipate key human subjects and ethical issues that arise in drug abuse studies.
• Interpret findings from the drug abuse research literature and prepare a clinical research proposal.
• Prepare research findings for internal distribution or publication in the peer reviewed literature.
• Recognize drug addiction as a cyclical, chronic disease.
• Understand and describe the brain circuits that are affected by addicting drugs, and explain to others the effects of major classes of addicting drugs on brain neurotransmitters.
• Utilize new pharmacologic treatments to manage persons with drug addiction.

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Access to the program is free. We ask you to register so we can:

• Track your progress through the modules in order to issue a completion certificate,
• Send you periodic updates, and
• Collect data on how the program is being used.

Once you have completed a program module you can purchase an electronic certificate showing that you have completed the module. If you are a physician, your certificate will show that you have earned AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. You can also receive a single certificate by waiting to purchase the certificate until you complete all three modules.

You do not have to purchase your certificate immediately. We will keep a record of your work and you can return later to buy the certificate.

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For more information about group CME certificate discounts, please contact us at Medical Directions, Inc.

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For more information about group licensing Introduction to Clinical Drug and Substance Abuse Research Methods, read the page about Site Licensing or contact us at Medical Directions, Inc.

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