The Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Releases 5-Year Research Roadmap

Substance abuse is one of our nation's most pressing health problems, responsible for one in 14 hospital admissions and half a million preventable deaths annually, not to mention billions of dollars in health care costs. Over the past 14 years, researchers funded by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program have devoted much time and energy to determining evidence-based policies that effectively reduce substance abuse. However, there is much that researchers and policymakers still don’t know about substance abuse and treatment. On October 2, 2009, SAPRP released research agendas on tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse and treatment to identify proven policies and highlight the major outstanding questions that must be explored during the next five years.