'My health is priceless'
Addiction Center
(UCAC)
The Addiction Center is dedicated to advancing recovery, reducing stigma, and restoring lives through scientific discovery, education, and compassionate care.
The Addiction Center is dedicated to advancing recovery, reducing stigma, and restoring lives through scientific discovery, education, and compassionate care.
Our mission is to generate new knowledge through innovative research, disseminate that knowledge through education and training, and provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment for individuals affected by addiction and related conditions. We are committed to supporting lifelong recovery and promoting dignity and respect for all individuals on their recovery journey.
Dr. T. John Winhusen is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati where he serves as the Vice Chair for Addiction Sciences and the Donald C. Harrison Endowed Chair in Medicine. Dr. Winhusen has conducted National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded research for the past 20 years devoted to improving the treatment of substance use disorders including cocaine, tobacco, and opioid use disorders. He is the PI for the Ohio Valley Node of NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network (CTN) and is one of the foremost experts in conducting multi-site addiction clinical trials, having been the national PI for six NIDA CTN-funded multi-site clinical trials. He is currently serving as the Co-PI for the Ohio Healing Communities Study (HCS), which will evaluate the impact of implementing evidence-based interventions on opioid overdose deaths in 19 Ohio counties.
Addiction Sciences (ASD) Journal Club
June Summer Speaker Series - Beyond Daily Dosing: Comparing Extended-Release and Sublingual Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Postpartum-Research Evidence & Lived Experience
July Summer Speaker Series - Characterizing Heavy Drinking in Midlife and Older Adults via Virtual Reality Alcohol Administration and Qualitative Interviews
August Summer Speaker Series - Towards Personalized Medicine for Opioid Use Disorder: Analyses of Data from the Veterans Health Administration