Collaborative Research Center dedicated to the study of control in addiction

(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Approximately 10 million people in Germany are addicted to either alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs or illegal drugs. A small percentage manage to overcome their addiction without any outside help. How they manage to do so is being explored by the new transregional Collaborative Research Center (SFB/TRR) 'Losing and Regaining Control in Addiction -- Development, Mechanisms and Interventions', which is being led by Charit é -- Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin. This collaborative research project will receive a total of approximately € 12 million over four years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news