Department of Psychiatry

Division of Substance Dependence

John T. Brewster, Jr., L.C.S.W.
Associate Professor,
Executive Director, Addiction Research & Treatment Services ARTS

ARTS
3738 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
Tel: 303-761-6703
tom.brewster@uchsc.edu

Major Academic Interests	Honors
Empirically supported substance treatment methods occurring in a natural non-research treatment setting HIV prevention interventions among injecting drug users in Ukraine Integration of empirically supported treatments in a large multimodal treatment organization Treatment of antisocial substance dependent adolescents and adults	President Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc. Board of Directors , Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service Providers 2002-present Board of Directors, Director of Educational Services, Rocky Mountain Institute for Drug and Alcohol Education, 2001 - present Denver Drug Strategy Commission

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications/Presentations

Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster JT, Sinitsyna L, Dvoryak S. Predictors of HIV serostatus among drug injectors at three Ukraine sites. AIDS. In press.

Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Mikulich-Gilbertson, Brewster, JT, Salomsonsen-Sautel S, Corsi KF, Sinitsyna L. Predictors of risky needle use following interventions with drug injectors in Ukraine. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2006: S49-S57.

Booth RE, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Brewster JT, Salomonson-Sautel S, Semerik O. Predictors of self-reported HIV infection among drug injectors in Ukraine. Journal of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2004;35:82-88.

Booth RE, Kennedy JK, Brewster JT, Semerik O. Drug injectors and dealers in Odessa, Ukraine. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2003;35:419-426.

Granfield R, EbyC, BrewsterT. An examination of the Denver Drug Court: The Impact of a treatment oriented drug offender system. Law and Policy. 1998;20:183-202.

Current & Ongoing Research Support

Title: ARTS HIV Integrated Prevention Project for Substance Abuse
Role: Principal Investigator
H79 SP10508-05
Department of Human Services - $780,745 (direct)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAT) - $121,437 (direct)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dates: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008

Title: Interventions with HIV+ and HIV- IDUS in Ukraine
Role: Co-Investigator
RO1 DA017620-05
National Institutes of Health - $1,608,098 (direct)
National Institute on Drug Abuse - $192,286 (indirect)
Dates: 9/30/2003 - 6/30/2008

Educational Activities

Psychiatric Residents:
Annual PGY-IV lecture on substance abuse treatment in Colorado

Opportunities for Research Participation of Residents:
Residents: ARTS Sponsors one half-time Addiction Fellow annually.