Friends Research Institute – Advancing research to promote health and well-being Research For over 60 years researchers at FRI have received federal state county and private funding to conduct studies in the fields of substance abuse health HIVAIDS mental health and criminal justice. Recent social research has focused on the development and assessment of innovative strategies in pharmacotherapy psychosocial treatments biobehavioral HIV interventions and prevention. Treatment FRI operates service projects and conducts research studies in Los Angeles California through Friends Community Center. These projects and studies are primarily focused on providing HIV and substance abuse prevention services to outoftreatment substance users as well as methamphetamine abuse treatment for treatmentseeking users.