The Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (BPRU) is an internationally recognized center of excellence in research on psychoactive drugs. As the name implies, BPRU's orientation is behavioral and pharmacological, emphasizing a behavioral analysis of drug action. A major goal is understanding the determinants and consequences of drug self-administration behavior. This goal is pursued in both laboratory research with human volunteers and in applied treatment research with drug abusing patients. BPRU is designated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) as a Treatment Research Center. This designation recognizes the breadth and quality of clinical research resources and productivity and, at the same time, provides support for a broad range of treatment research initiatives aimed at reducing drug abuse, improving drug abuse treatment, and preventing transmission of the AIDS virus. A special focus of the current research is the testing of new medications that may be useful in the treatment of drug abuse and study of how pharmacological treatments interact with and depend upon concurrent behavioral treatments. BPRU is also the site of a NIDA Postdoctoral Research Training Program with the mission of providing advanced training in substance abuse research to scientists.

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Behavioral Pharmacology Research Seminar Series 2007-08

Johns Hopkins States of Consciousness Research Project

Faculty

 

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Administrative and Support Staff

Staff member	Position
Anne Basener	Office Manager
Mary M. Bailes, LCPC	Clinical Director
Kori Kindbom, MA	Assessments Manager
Connie Lowery, RN	Nursing Manager
John E. Yingling	Technical Drector

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Treatment and Research Programs

 

OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT/RESEARCH PROGRAM	RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH UNIT	NON-RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH UNIT
Focus	Focus	Focus
Investigation of behavioral and pharmacological interventions for opiate and/or cocaine dependence	Investigation of abused substances and potential treatment agents	Investigation of commonly used drugs, abused substances and potential treatment agents
Pharmacotherapy	Substances	Substances
Maintenance Detoxification Abstinence Methadone Buprenorphine Anti-cocaine medications	Opiates Cocaine Sedatives Stimulants Other medications	Caffeine Nicotine Marijuana Sedatives Stimulants Over-the-counter medications
Services	Subjects	Subjects
Medical Individual Counseling Urinalysis Testing HIV Testing and Counseling Case management/vocational	Males/Females	Males/Females
Education groups	Facilities	Procedures
Women’s Issues Parenting Addiction Education	Modern, pleasantly designed 14 bed dormitory style accommodations with 24 hour per day nursing coverage.	A variety of studies and schedules are available.
For Appointment Call (410) 550-1102 Thursday morning 8:30-11:30	For Appointment Call (410) 550-0007	For Appointment Call (410) 550-0007
Volunteer to participate	Volunteer to participate	Volunteer to participate
Email: recruiting	Email: recruiting	Email: recruiting

 

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus
Behavioral Biology Research Center
5510 Nathan Shock Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21224-6823
Telephone: (410) 550-1686
FAX (410) 550-0030

  Last updated 4/29/2008

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