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    Faculty Leadership

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    Paula Riggs, MD 

    Division Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment Division Chair

    Administrative Leadership

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    Elisa 'Lisa' Upwood

    Senior Administrator

    Elisa 'Lisa' Upwood is the Administrator for the Division of Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She joined the University and the Division in 1999 as a Professional Research Assistant and since that time has taken on increasingly progressive roles in the Division and has been the Administrator since 2002. She received her Bachelor's degrees in Biology and Zoology from Colorado State University and her Master's degree in Integrated Sciences from the University of Colorado Denver.

    Contact Us

    Phone:

    303-724-3183

     

    Email (for general inquiries):

    Elisa.Upwood@cuanschutz.edu

     

    Mailing Address:

    1890 N. Revere Court, Suite 5180

    Mail Stop F570

    Aurora, CO  80045

     

    Address:

    13001 East 17th Place

    Q20-C2000

    Aurora, CO 80045

     

     

    About Us

     

    The Division of Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment is comprised of three strong & inter-related components: Clinical/Treatment, Research, and Education/Training. The Division provides a distinctive environment for conducting addiction research and for training students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. The strong relationship between the Division's research and clinical programs facilitates & accelerates the pace at which research is translated into clinical practice. Current Division addiction research programs and expertise include genetics, epidemiology, biomarkers of addiction and treatment response, medication development, human laboratory studies, clinical trials, deep brain stimulation, health and neurocognitive effects of cannabis use across the lifespan. Taken together, Division's clinical programs (ARTS, CeDAR) are one of the largest addiction clinical workforce training sites in the country including medical students, RNs, PAs, SW, psychiatry residents, child/adolescent & addiction psychiatry fellows.  



    Vision

    Accelerate the pace at which advances in addiction research are translated into clinical practice 

    Train the next generation of addiction researchers and clinicians

     

    Mission

    To increase awareness of addiction as a brain disease and reduce mortality and morbidity of addiction through research, education, prevention and treatment across the lifespan.


     

    About Our Division Chair

    Paula Riggs, MD is Professor, Vice-Chair, Faculty Affairs, and Director of the Division of Department of Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine. As Division Director, she oversees a broad range of NIH-funded addiction research projects and provides administrative oversight for the Division's clinical programs, collectively known as Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS).  The Division has 25 full-time faculty members including 9 research faculty. Dr. Riggs' research includes five NIH/NIDA-funded controlled clinical trials in adolescents with co-occurring substance and psychiatric disorders including her leadership of a large multisite trial in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. This body of research informed the development of Encompass--one of the first truly integrated, evidence-based mental health/substance treatment interventions for adolescents and young adults. In addition to her research, Dr. Riggs has had a career-long commitment to mentoring young investigators including her leadership as PI of the NIDA-funded American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) K12 Physician-Scientist Career Development Award in Substance Abuse (2004-2021). 
    • Research
    • Education
    • Clinical Care
    • Community Outreach

    The Division of Addiction Science, Prevention, and Treatment is the largest research-focused Division in the Department of Psychiatry with 9 research faculty and 15 federally funded grant awards among them. The Division also provides an unparalleled addiction research training and mentorship environment for medical students, residents, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty. The Division's research programs include basic science (i.e. genetics, epigenetics), human laboratory studies, medication and behavioral treatment development, deep brain stimulation, and clinical trials research, including affiliation with the NIAAA and NIDA Clinical Trials Networks. The Division is also known for research expertise in the effects of cannabis on neurocognition and health across the lifespan. 

    The Division of Addiction Science, Prevention & Treatment is nationally recognized as one of the premier addiction research training sites. ARTS and CeDAR--the region's largest addiction clinical training sites.

     

    -Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS)--one of the largest substance use treatment providers in Colorado 

    -Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (CeDAR, a division of UCHealth)

    -CeDAR is located at AMC (ranked #1 addiction treatment program in Colorado, 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report)

    -Encompass co-occurring disorders clinic-  evidence-based integrated adolescent mental health substance treatment program co-located in the outpatient psychiatry clinic  

    Current clinical care modalities (adults):
    Inpatient Detox
    Residential Treatment
    Intensive Outpatient Treatment 
    Outpatient Treatment
    Gender-specific Treatment
    Trauma-informed Treatment
    Modified Therapeutic Community
    Medication management including methadone and buprenorphine for OUD
    Adolescents:
    Outpatient Treatment
    Integrated Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders 
    Multisystemic Therapy
    Motivational Enhancement/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Contingency Management
    Home-Based Services
    Medication management including buprenorphine for OUD
    Community outreach and referral partnerships include pediatric primary care providers and school-based health clinics throughout Colorado, CoPPCAP/ECHO.

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    1890 N Revere Ct

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    Aurora, CO 80045


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