The School of Psychology is delighted to announce the establishment of the Sussex Addiction Research & Intervention Centre (SARIC) and the appointment of Professor Aldo Badiani as Director for the centre.

Owing to a unique concentration of researchers with diverse expertise, the centre encompasses all aspects of drug and alcohol abuse, including theoretical modelling, neuroscience, human laboratory, clinical psychology, clinical trials, epidemiology, and policy issues.  Particularly important is the research collaboration established between SARIC and another Rudd Centre for Adoption Research Practice, with a focus on the epidemiological aspects of drug abuse and on the development of prevention strategies.

Another important aspect of SARIC strategy is to develop international collaborations with research groups, clinical facilities, and institutions concerned with drug addiction.

Thus, the SARIC aims not only at improving our understanding of the neurobiology ad biopsychology of substance misuse but also, by pursuing a translational approach extending into clinical intervention, at making a meaningful impact on the daily lives of individual with substance misuse problems and their families.

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