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The Center on Addiction & Behavior Change (CABC) aims to translate basic research advances in brain and behavioral science into effective prevention, early intervention and treatment of addiction and other behavior disorders. CABC convenes regular seminars in fall and spring semesters, plus an annual symposium.
CABC brings together faculty from across campus who are interested in addiction and behavior change, including faculty from School of Medicine, Public Policy, and Law.
Seminar Series
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Time/day: Thursdays, 2:00-3:00 pm
Location: In-person, unless noted otherwise (DIBS Cube - Multipurpose Room B035)
Most seminars are recorded and are freely available on the DIBS's YouTube channel and below. A recording of Joyce Besheer's talk from Feb. 9, 2023 is available to Duke University affiliates here.
Please send any questions about the CABC Seminar Series to Ed Levin, Ph.D. @ edlevin@duke.edu.
Spring 2023
| Date | Title, Speaker, Contact Information |
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Jan 26 |
Tobacco use pharmacotherapy - innovative approaches to real world situations James Davis, M.D., Duke University Email: james.m.davis@duke.edu |
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Feb 9 |
The interaction between stress and drinking in an animal model: relevance for PTSD Joyce Besheer, PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Email: joyce_besheer@med.unc.edu *recorded seminar available here for Duke University affiliates (NetID login required) |
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Feb 23 |
The Struggle Is Real: The Role of Insular Cortex Circuitry in Stress Response and Alcohol Abstinence Samuel Centanni, PhD, Wake Forest University Email: scentann@wakehealth.edu |
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Mar 9 |
Addiction to Alcohol and Nicotine: Neurobiological Substrates and Pharmacological Exploitations Yousef Tizabi, PhD, Howard University Email: ytizabi@howard.edu |
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Mar 30 |
Sex/Gender Differences in Substance Use Disorder Wendy Lynch, PhD, University of Virginia Email: wjl6w@virginia.edu **Virtual only - Zoom link: bit.ly/CABC-Spring2023** |
| Apr 6 |
Immune Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol-Induced Behavioral Pathology and Degeneration Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Email: leon_coleman@med.unc.edu |
| Apr 20 |
HIV and substance use comorbidity: from social to neural networks Christina Meade, PhD, Duke University Email: christina.meade@duke.edu |
| Apr 27 |
Parental Substance Use and Developmental Outcomes: Implications for Prevention Rina Das Eiden, PhD, Penn State University Email: rde5106@psu.edu (co-sponsored w/ the Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience) |
Watch Past CABC Seminars Here
Past Seminars
| Date/Time | Title, Speaker, Contact Information |
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Thurs, Sept 22 2:00 pm |
Boosting nicotine replacement efficacy with monoaminergic co-treatments Edward D. Levin, Ph.D., Duke University Email: edlevin@duke.edu |
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Thurs, Oct 6 2:00 pm |
The Long Hangover: Persistent neurobiological and behavioral effects of adolescent intermittent ethanol Kati Healy, Ph.D., Duke University Email: kati.healey@duke.edu |
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Wed, Oct 19 12:00 pm |
Teaching Undergraduate Students about Drug Abuse Amir Rezvani, PhD., Duke University Email: azadi@duke.edu |
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Thurs, Nov 10 12:00 pm |
TK Li Lecture in the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Inequities in Addiction Treatment for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Populations: How to Move Forward Ayana Jordan, MD; New York University Different Zoom link: https://duke.zoom.us/j/98227722738 |
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Thurs, Nov 17 2:00 pm |
The effects of smoking and smoking cessation on stress, cognition, and DNA methylation Merideth Addicott, Ph.D., Wake Forest University Email: maddicott@wakehealth.edu (co-sponsor Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience) Via Zoom or in person, LSRC B035 (DIBS Cube) Different Zoom link: https://bit.ly/CABCandCStARR |
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Thurs, Dec 1 2:00 pm |
Title: Comorbid Alcohol Use/Disorders and Mental Illness: Psychiatric, Neural, Behavioral, Familial Risk Factors Elizabeth Lippard, PhD., University of Texas, Austin Email: elizabeth.lippard@austin.utexas.edu (co-sponsor Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience) Via Zoom or in person, LSRC B035 (DIBS Cube) Different Zoom link: https://bit.ly/CABCandCStARR |
Past events
2022/02/22: Marijuana Legalization: Brain Science, Community Impact, and Risk Prevention
In conjunction with Together for Resilient Youth (TRY) , the Duke Center on Addiction & Behavior Change (CABC) held an online event entitled, "Marijuana Legalization: Brain Science, Community Impact, and Risk Prevention" that explored the many aspects of marijuana's influence including what happens in the brain, how it affects adolescents and how society is working to change its approach towards it. Additional group discussion included balancing legalization with the risks to brain health. Watch the full symposium and view the speaker line-up below.