Research Areas
Duke has cutting-edge research programs in the biological, social, and emotional causes of addiction and the comparative efficacy of treatment.
The Center on Addiction and Behavior Change (CABC) is the first university-based addiction center to offer basic and translational neurobiological research toward the prevention, early intervention, and treatment of addiction.
Current research projects at Duke focus on adolescence, to understand self-regulation and substance abuse, anti-craving mechanisms for alcohol and nicotine addiction, the effects of novel nicotinic compounds on cognition, and psychosocial interventions.
Participating Faculty
- John Curry, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
- Kenneth Dodge, PhD (Center for Child and Family Policy, Public Policy, Psychology and Neuroscience)
- Ahmad Hariri, PhD (Psychology and Neuroscience)
- Edward Levin, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
- Amir Rezvani, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
- Timothy Strauman, PhD (Psychology & Neuroscience)
- Scott Swartzwelder, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
Representative Courses
- Brain, Individual, and Society (Psychology)
- Drugs, Brain, and Behavior (Neuroscience, Pharmacology)
- Focused Topics in Toxicology (Environmental Science)
- Seminar in Toxicology (Environmental Science)