The Sussex Addiction Research & Intervention Centre (SARIC) was founded in 2014 at the University of Sussex to bring together research and methodology investigating all aspects of drug and alcohol misuse as well as behavioural addictions.
SARIC aims to improve our understanding of the neurobiology and biopsychology of behavioural addictions and substance use disorders. By designing clinical interventions, we hope to improve the daily lives of individuals with addictions, their families, and the communities where they live and work.
What we do
Our experienced researchers with diverse expertise specialise in all elements of addiction science, including:
- theoretical models
- neuroscience
- human psychopharmacology
- clinical psychology
- clinical trials
- epidemiology
- policy issues.
Our Strategy
The SARIC strategy is strongly aimed at:
- working with the community to design clinical interventions for individuals with addictions and their families
- bring the topic of addictions to the forefront of focused and impactful research
- developing international collaborations with research groups, clinical facilities, and institutions concerned with addiction
- recruiting talented addiction-focused students to work with us.
Our Team
Director
Lecturer, School of Psychology
Chair, Sciences & Technology Cross-Schools Research Ethics Committee
Advisory Board
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL, USA)
Centre for Translational Psychiatric Research
University of Linköping (Linköping, Sweden)
Department of Psychology,
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program
National Institutes of Health (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Professor Dai Stephens
School of Psychology
University of Sussex (Brighton, UK)