Understanding science

7: Drugs of addiction: biological, medical, legal and ethical aspects

Seminar date: 2 November 2001

• Introduction
  Professor Sir Gabriel Horn FRS

Topic 1 Biomedical Bases of Addictive Drug Action

• Professor D N Stephens
  The molecular basis of addictive drug action
• Professor B J Everitt
  The brain and addiction
• Professor T W Robbins FMedSci
  Neuropsychology of addiction

Topic 2 Therapeutic and Epidemiological Aspects of Addiction

• Professor D J Nutt FRCPsych
  Addiction: are there effective treatments?
• Dr M Donmall
  Social epidemiology of drug addiction

Topic 3 Are there special cases? - Legal and Ethical Considerations/9--

• Professor L L Iversen FRS
  Is cannabis a special case?
• Professor D N Husak
  Has drug addiction anything to do with morality?

The title of this document is: Understanding science: 7: Drugs of addiction: biological, medical, legal and ethical aspects
URL: http://www.cam.ac.uk/about/scienceseminars/drugs/

Seminar presented: 02/10/2001