To be an international leader in research to prevent addiction and addiction-related consequences and to improve outcomes for individuals struggling with addiction, their families, and their communities.  

To accelerate scientific progress in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and their consequences by fostering research collaborations across:

• UC departments, colleges, and centers including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Local, regional, and state community and governmental partners
• Other academic institutions and industry

Research includes three concentrations (cores):

The mission of the Addiction Treatment development and Testing (ATT) Core is to develop and test interventions to address gaps in evidence-based treatment and to optimize outcomes for individuals struggling with addiction.

The mission of the Perinatal Addiction/Developmental-consequences (PAD) Core includes evaluating risk factors for the development of adverse developmental and behavioral outcomes in children with intrauterine substance exposure and identifying optimal approaches to treating: a) pregnant women with substance use disorder; and b) newborns with intrauterine substance exposure. 

The mission of the Population Health and Health Services (PHHS) Core is to conduct the research necessary to place addiction in context, prevent the condition when possible, and limit the consequences of addiction when it does occur. Core investigators multidisciplinary and highly synergistic interests range from surveillance and epidemiology, primary and secondary prevention intervention, operations and implementation, and outcomes assessment. These categories apply both to addiction itself and related co-morbidities.

• Collaboration - We value productive collaborations that draw on a broad spectrum of investigator backgrounds and ideas.
• Accountability - We hold ourselves accountable for conducting rigorous research that strives for impartial health outcomes.
• Respect – We respect, and give credit for, contributions by our collaborators and our research participants.