Washington, DC – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence held its annual Advocacy Event on February 27, 2023. Sixteen CPDD members and representatives, representing ten states, participated in meetings with 35 Congressional member offices. “This year’s meeting was exciting as the Congressional Staff met with CPDD members in person for the first time in three years,” noted CPDD Public...

  Brentwood, TN – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence recently announced the recipients of the 2022 Travel Awards. Each recipient will receive travel funds toward their attendance at this year’s meeting. Congratulations to all recipients. The Stephen G. Holtzman Travel Award for Preclinical Investigators:  This Travel Award was established by family & friends of Dr. Holtzman to honor his memory in tribute to...

CPDD Announces 2022 Awards for Excellence Recipients Brentwood, TN - The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is proud to announce the 2022 Awards for Excellence recipients. Nathan B Eddy Memorial Award Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Vermont Center for Behavior and Health The Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award was established in memory of one of the pioneers in the...

CPDD is proud to announce the 2022 Annual Meeting Presidential Symposia  speakers. J. David Jentsch, Ph.D. and Dr. Katie Serafine will address the #CPDD22 audience on Sunday, June 12 in Minneapolis. "Attending CPDD over the years has had a formative impact on my career evolution as an addictions scientist," shared Dr. Jentsch. "I am excited to attend the upcoming meeting...

Over the past few months, the Executive Office has received multiple inquiries about the easiest ways to donate to CPDD. In addition to visiting https://cpdd.org/donate/, you can also designate CPDD  as your charity of choice to receive a portion of your eligible Amazon purchases. Here’s how to set it up. How to use AmazonSmile using the Amazon app on your...

Brentwood, TN (March 16, 2022) – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence is pleased to announce the election of the 2022-2023 President-Elect and new Board of Directors members. Elected to the position of President-Elect is Deborah Hasin, PhD. Dr. Hasin will assume the role during the 2022 Annual Meeting and will serve as the President of CPDD from 2023-2024...

Brentwood, TN - Dr. Nora Volkow recently published a new blog entry titled "To End the Drug Crisis, Bring Addiction Out of the Shadows." Dr. Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse argues, "far too often, shame and stigma fuel addiction and prevent treatment. But replacing judgment with compassion can save live. When I was six years...

CPDD Announces 2021 Travel Award Recipients  Brentwood, TN – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Travel Awards. Although the 2021 meeting will be held virtually June 21-24, Travel Award recipients will receive a complimentary registration to this year’s meeting in addition to being eligible for the same award in the future. Congratulations to all recipients.   The Stephen G. Holtzman Travel...

Gipson-Reichardt Awarded 2021 Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award Brentwood, TN – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is excited to announce that Dr. Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt, PhD, has been awarded the 2021 Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award for Excellence. The Cochin Award, in memory of a respected leader in drug abuse research and a former Chairman and Executive Secretary of...

Brentwood, TN – On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Senators Cory Booker, Edward Markey, Mazie Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, and Sheldon Whitehouse signed a letter to United States President Joe Biden urging the Administration to reconsider the misguided class-wide fentanyl analogue scheduling order set by the previous Administration. “The failed War on Drugs has been a war on people—funneling countless Americans, many...

Brentwood, TN – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence is excited to announce the International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers (ISGIDAR) will be co-locating their virtual meeting with CPDD on Friday, June 18, 2021. “This year’s annual meeting will be held virtually, using the same online platform as CPDD,” shared ISGIDAR President Joshua Lile, PhD. “We greatly appreciate...

Brentwood, TN - The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is pleased to announce Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH as Keynote Speaker at the Presidential Symposium of the CPDD Annual Scientific Meeting taking place virtually June 21 – 24, 2021.  Dr. Galea is a physician, epidemiologist and author and is currently Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston...

Brentwood, TN – The College on Problems of Drug Dependence held its annual Advocacy Event virtually on February 16-19, 2021. Nineteen CPDD members and representatives participated in meetings with 53 Congressional member offices—an increase from 2020 where fifteen CPDD advocates participated in 45 Congressional office meetings. “This year’s meeting was unique due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” shared Sandra Comer, PhD,...

Brentwood, TN (February 16, 2021) - The College on Problems of Drug Dependence is pleased to announce the election of the 2021-2022 President-Elect Amy Janes, PhD and new Board of Directors Members Qiana Brown, PhD, Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD, Angela Heads, PhD, and Michael Taffe, PhD. “The CPDD Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated scientists focusing their research on substance...