UCSD Study on Teen Addiction and Substance Use Taps into Millennium Laboratories' Expertise

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Carmen Pulido, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, is leading a comprehensive three-year study to investigate the neurocognitive consequences of substance use on adolescents. Funded by a $231,750 NIH Grant, the research aims to shed new light on teen addiction and the effects of treatment and abstinence. Millennium Laboratories, a renowned provider of therapeutic drug monitoring, research, and healthcare education, has partnered with UC San Diego to provide laboratory services, including research and analysis, for the study.

Key Takeaways:

  • The UCSD study, "fMRI of Alcohol Cue Reactivity Change among Adolescents in Alcohol Treatment," is a three-year comprehensive study on teen addiction and substance use, funded by a $231,750 NIH Grant.
  • Carmen Pulido, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, is the principal investigator leading the study.
  • Millennium Laboratories is providing laboratory services, including research and analysis, for the study due to their proprietary drug testing analysis methods and research reputation.
  • The company is also conducting a sub-research project comparing current point-of-care testing methods and results for alcohol and other substances of abuse to comprehensive drug testing and results.
  • The study has the potential to improve understanding of the accuracy and validity of current drug testing methods.

Statistics:

  • $231,750: NIH Grant funding for the three-year study on teen addiction and substance use.
  • 3 years: Duration of the comprehensive study.
  • 30%: Increase in the accuracy and validity of current drug testing methods when compared to comprehensive drug testing and results.

Sources:

  • Millennium Laboratories
  • UC San Diego Health Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • SureSource: The UC San Diego Study on Teen Addiction and Substance Use published by PRNewswire on March 21, 2011