BY: Beatrice Ballarin
As scientists we generally study addiction by focusing on the addicted individual. This means we can sometimes fail to see the broader social and emotional consequences of addiction, especially if there is a child involved. In …
By: Cricia Rinchon
Dr. Benjamin Boshes, former neurology chairman emeritus at Northwestern University Medical School, once wrote, “the question of why some drug users become addicted and others do not is one which has defied understanding.”1 Six decades later, …
By: Duncan Green
Given the recent surge in addiction rates and overdoses, especially concerning opioids, it may be time to reconsider how addiction is viewed and considered by the academic and lay communities. Both groups have different opinions and perceptions …
By: Melissa Galati
The “abuse” of opioids has resulted in a national public health crisis—one that appears to be worsening. The understanding that many Canadians have is that the cause of the crisis largely stems from the overprescribing of opioids …
Dr. Svetlana Popova
Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
World Health Organization/Pan-American Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Addiction and Mental Health
Associate Professor, Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University …
Dr. Isabelle Boileau
Head of the Addiction Imaging Research Group, CAMH
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UofT
Associated Professor, Institute of Medical Science, UofT
By: Göcke Özdemir
Photo courtesy of CAMH
Have you ever felt like you just can’t get …
Dr. Jürgen Rehm
Senior Director, Institute of Mental Health Policy Research, CAMH
Professor and Inaugural Chair of Addiction Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science
By: Yousef Manialawy
An addiction …
Dr. Tony George
MD, FRCPC
Clinician-Scientist, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, CAMH
Chief, Addictions Division, CAMH
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
By: Mikaeel Valli
Photo By: Mikaeel Valli
October 17th, 2018 marked a new beginning …
Pursuit of a Holistic Model of Addiction
By: Nadia Boachie
Refers to Models Of Addiction: Integrating Approaches By Duncan Green
Canada is still amidst a national opioid addiction crisis.1 There is a need to take an integrated approach to model addiction and better support those …