Research Focus & Current Projects
Addiction is a complex disorder that involves the interaction of environmental factors with multiple genetic factors believed to increase the susceptibility of an individual to engage in addictive behaviour. Researchers within the Addictions Division are working to better understand and translate this knowledge into better treatments on a number of fronts:
- Brain stimulation (rTMS) treatment for cannabis use and cognitive problems in people with schizophrenia
- Randomized controlled trial on treatments for opioid use disorder
- Risks and protective factors associated with substance use consumption
- Gambling prevention and treatment initiatives in Northern Ontario
- Mobile assessments of real-life alcohol and cannabis use
- Biological factors associated with cannabis withdrawal (using genetics, brain imaging)
- Effectiveness of free nicotine replacement therapy on Ontario smokers
