Judith Miller, PhD, CAC III, Registered Psychotherapist, LENS Adv. Certified, QMAP, EMDR CEO, founder of Soaring Hope Recovery Center in Monument, Colorado. She received her Doctorate in Human Developmental and Family Relations and has decades of experience in Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with a focus on addictions. Her last ten years’ experience is in the area of neuroscience. She provides science-based addiction recovery opportunities to those afflicted with the brain disease of addiction. This state-of-the-science recovery regime includes “Using the brain for a change”, i.e., neurotransmitter rebalancing, brain imaging, and neurofeedback to treat addiction, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, trauma, PTSD, PMS and other afflictions controlled by the brain

Psychotherapist,Family Therapy,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Rocco de Filippis completed his MD and PhD from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. He holds a Master’s degree and he improved respectively in Bipolar Disorders and Addictive behavior in the years 2011/2012. He currently works and at the Institute of Psychopathology-Rome as a Psychiatrist and Addictive Medicine, and up to now presented as scientific coordinator of CME and Master of Addictive Behaviors; he currently publishes on Bipolar Disorders with high specialization on rapid cycling;he is also an official candidate at the Psychoanalytic Italian Society of the First Italian Center of Rome, and member of IPSO(International Psychoanalytic Studies Organization). He had a oral speech at Translational Medicine 2014 in Las Vegas on QTc Prolungation and Psychotropic Drugs.

Psychotropic Drugs, Bipolar Disorders, Addictive Behaviours

Chris Mc Duffie began Turning Point Addiction Recovery Services several years ago, as an outgrowth of my work with addicted military veterans. Having been a Secondary School Principal & substance abuse counselor for 5+ years, he is specialize in Helping Young Adults ages 12-25, Business Executives & their Employees as well as Parents that need placement assistance for substance abuse, addiction & behavioral health treatment. Over time He became the 'Go-To' leading authority on substance abuse treatment, addiction recovery, drug rehab center consulting, educational consulting and aftercare treatment (especially with Business Executives, Human Resource Directors & their Employees).

addiction & behavioral health treatment

Dr Xiu Liu got his MD & PhD in China and completed postdoctoral training at the Scripps Research Institute in USA. He is a professor of the Graduate Program in Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has a two-decade track record of studying drug addiction, particularly nicotine and alcohol addictive behavior in animal models. His research has been funded by USA National Institute of Health and Food and Drug Administration grants and the State of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program grants. He has published 60 research papers, 6 book chapters and more than 80 research abstracts. Dr Liu has served as a member of the grant review panel for international and national research funding agencies and an editorial board member of more than a dozen reputed journals.

Drug Addiction, Nicotine, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior

Dr Ramesh Gupta is Pro Vice-Chancellor, & Professor of chemistry at Nagaland University India. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemical Science, and Master of Science in organic chemistry from Lucknow University India, and Doctorate in Chemistry at Lucknow University, on Drug Development. Dr Ramesh Gupta is a Medicinal & Bioorganic Chemist and has worked for several years as visiting professor/Scientist in various Medical schools.

Prof Guptas’ research focuses on the Natural & Synthetic Drug Development, the role of sulfur amino acids in health care, functional food, nutraceuticals and environmental Biotechnology & gender issues.

Mojtaba Mafi is a physician/Medical Doctor. He received M.D. degree from Tehran university school of Medicine with honours and passed successfully many postgraduate Medical education programs approved by Medical Sciences University. He worked clinically in Neurosurgery ward Shariati hospital for Thesis on Brain tumours and Meningioma for 6 years till 2008. He is now active in clinical setting and scientific field.

Neurosurgery specialised in Brain tumours and meningioma, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neuro-oncology

Judith Miller, PhD, CAC III, Registered Psychotherapist, LENS Adv. Certified, QMAP, EMDR CEO, founder of Soaring Hope Recovery Center in Monument, Colorado. She received her Doctorate in Human Developmental and Family Relations and has decades of experience in Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with a focus on addictions. Her last ten years’ experience is in the area of neuroscience. She provides science-based addiction recovery opportunities to those afflicted with the brain disease of addiction. This state-of-the-science recovery regime includes “Using the brain for a change”, i.e., neurotransmitter rebalancing, brain imaging, and neurofeedback to treat addiction, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, trauma, PTSD, PMS and other afflictions controlled by the brain.

Integrated Care for Addiction Recovery

Dr. Steven Sek-yum Ngai is a Professor at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His current research interests are in the areas of social exclusion and youth citizenship, mutual aid and youth empowerment, and service-learning and leadership development. In total, he has published over 140 articles on these areas. Since 2000, he has conducted 29 research projects funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council as well as government bureaus and NGOs in Hong Kong or Macau. Dr. Ngai received CUHK Research Excellence Award in 2011 and CUHK University Education Award in 2014.

My current research interests are in the areas of life and career development of disadvantaged youth, mutual aid and youth empowerment, and service learning and leadership development.

Dr Guo Song is a Head of Research in the Addiction Medicine Department of the Institute of Mental Health / The National Addictions Management Service in Singapore. He joined IMH in 2004. He completed his PhD in Psychopharmacology.

Translational Clinical Research on Addictions

Prapapun Chucharoen has completed Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the age of 38 years from Mahidol University. She is the director of Master of Arts program in Addiction Studies, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand. This is the only Master Program in addiction studies in Southeast Asia. This program aimed to create social leader/ practitioner in the field of addiction studies. Those who graduate from the program will be capable of practicing as well as conducting research in this discipline in order to support the social environment of a country with respect to the prevention and alleviation of narcotics and others addiction problems. The therapy and rehabilitation of addicts is also included in the curriculum. She has published more than 25 papers in journals and serving as an editorial board member of Journal of Public Health and Development Thailand.

Addiction Therapy

Versatile and highly committed Psychology Lecturer offering over 15 years of cumulative experience in the areas of Teaching and Learning, Advising, Client Relationship, Psychometric Testing, Transactional Analyst. Outstanding track record of assisting and educating students of various age groups, ethnicities and culture to enhance their learning skills in the Urdu language as well as enabling students to achieve new heights by creating a flair for learning. Excellent interpersonal skills and highly adaptable to a variety of assignments facilitating the improvement of learning. A Proactive Counselling Practitioner with expertise in accurate diagnosis of psychological disturbance & mental conditions thereby prescribing optimal treatment cycle and subsequently improving the quality of living of the client. Recognised for hands on experience in cultivating therapeutic relationships with individual patients by maintaining professionalism, formality and confidentiality of patient related information right from initiating the treatment process. An excellent communicator with the ability to work under pressure in fast-paced, time sensitive environments. Proven ability to interact effectively with people of diverse nationalities and comfortable working in a multi-cultural set-up.

Applications of Transactional Analysis in treating addiction, depression and anxiety with focus on cultural differentials

Professor WK Tang was appointed to professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. Professor Tang completed his medical training at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong as an academic staff since 1999. His main research area is Neuropsychiatry in Stroke. Professor Tang has published over 100 papers in renowned journals, and has also contributed to the peer review of 40 journals. He has secured over 20 major competitive research grants. He has served the editorial boards of five scientific journals. He was also a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Substance abuse, Postnatal depression,Stroke

To provide science-based addiction recovery opportunities to those afflicted with the brain disease of addiction. This state-of-the-science recovery regime includes “Using the brain for a change”, i.e., neurotransmitter rebalancing, brain imaging, and neuro-feedback to treat addiction, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, trauma, PTSD, PMS and all other afflictions that are controlled by the brain. Fifty year’s addiction experience and dedicated family and domestic relations professional with significant experience in family matters. Background includes child and family investigation, domestic violence, drug related criminal cases, and DUIs. Skills include parenting evaluation, domestic violence, restraining orders, developing shared-parenting plans, court reporting, facilitating and mediation. Education in family relations, child and human development; community and human resources family relations and addiction recover

Integrated Care for Addiction Recovery

Ian Young is a charismatic speaker, with a natural talent of being a positive, uplifting and thought shifting influencer. In 2001 aged 29, after 13 years of chronic alcohol and drug addiction, homelessness and living outside of society he discovered the solution to his debilitating lifestyle, creating a life filled with laughter and love – addiction free! He was the founder of two very successful residential rehabs in the UK, before starting Sober Services in 2008 - pioneering Sober Companions and emerging as the leading Sober Interventionist across the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He is now looking to grow his methodologies in Asia and Australasia. Ian is also a senior trainer at Sober Academy, delivering training for those looking to work intensely with addictions. The author of “It’s Not about me”, he discloses his story through addiction, whilst exploring practical and spiritual lessons he’s learned along the way.

Chronic Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Paul Schulte has a BA and MA from The Catholic University of America (Washington DC) in Philosophy. He has a MA from Tufts University in international economics. He has a degree in Alcohol and Drug Counseling from Loyola Marymount University in LA and he did his internship at the UCLA School of Medicine. He has been active in LGBT drug addiction for 15 years and has established counseling groups for, among others, victims of sexual abuse and crystal meth users. He is Founder and Editor of Schulte Research. He is retired from banking.

LGBT drug addiction treatment

Dr. Xiu Liu got his MD & PhD in China and completed postdoctoral training at the Scripps Research Institute in USA. He is a professor and associate director of the Graduate Program in Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has a two-decade track record of studying drug addiction, particularly nicotine and alcohol addictive behavior in animal models. His research has been funded by USA National Institute of Health and Food and Drug Administration grants and the State of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program grants. He has published 60 research papers, 6 book chapters and more than 80 research abstracts. Dr. Liu has served as a member of grant review panel for international and national research funding agencies and an editorial board member of more than a dozen reputed journals.

Drug Addiction, Nicotine, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior

Professor WK Tang was appointed to professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. His main research areas are Addictions and Neuropsychiatry in Stroke. Professor Tang has published over 100 papers in renowned journals, and has also contributed to the peer review of 40 journals. He has secured over 20 major competitive research grants. He has served the editorial boards of five scientific journals. He was also a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Addiction and Neuropsychiatry

Anouk Prop is a psychologist and registered Yoga Alliance (500RYT) yoga teacher and trauma therapist, originally from the Netherlands. With additional postgraduate education in trauma healing, she’s an expert in addressing the roots of addiction, which are often nurtured by psychological stress, unresolved trauma and deep lack of self-love. She combines psychology, trauma healing and yoga through their very compatible aspects and stresses on the non-medical methods in healing and offers a holistic approach as such. Anouk has a broad range of experience in the field, in clinical and rehabilitation settings in several countries, varying from working with children and adults with a history of abuse, addiction, anxiety disorders, depression, but also car-accidents and other traumatic events like war or natural disasters. She encounters people with deeply rooted tension, trauma or blockages on a level which goes beyond cognition and shows that addictive behavior can be replaced by more healthy habits to overcome obstacles in life. Her mindful approach is focused on empowerment and guiding people towards their own unique essence by gently inviting them to look in the beautiful, though sometimes confronting mirror life provides, taken by her hand of compassion, positivity and enthusiasm.

Psychology, Mindfulness, Recovery & Yoga

Dr. G. L. Gupta received his M.Pharm. in Pharmacology, and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the year 2005 and 2009 respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology at SPP School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai, India. He has published several scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and presented his research work in conferences of National and International repute. Dr. Gupta has also received Young Scientists Award, Travel grants, best oral presentation award, Government funded research projects from Science Engineering, and Research Board, Indian Council of Medical Research. Dr. Gupta is a Life Member of several professional bodies including Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Society for Ethnopharmacology, Indian Pharmacological Society, Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Indian Pharmacy Graduates' Association. He has also been nominated as CPCSEA member by Animal Welfare Division, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India.

Drug addiction, Alcohol abstinence syndromes, Behavioural Pharmacology Pre-Clinical Toxicity Studies, Ethnopharmacology, CNS disorders- Psychopharmacology

A registered addiction specialist in quality healthcare and addiction services Internationally with 25+ years of experience training and educating counselors internationally, Dr. Hassan has developed a Chemical Dependency / Substance Abuse Training Program specifically for Saudi National professionals to work with patients, clients and their families who are seeking to recover from an addictive lifestyle. The purpose of this training is to prepare candidates with the knowledge, skills and techniques in the twelve core functions of a professionally certified counselor in order to establish standards for counseling practice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Addiction treatment and Chemical Dependency / Substance Abuse

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Dr. Taylor holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. In 1981 Dr. Taylor assumed the role of Executive Director of Center Point, Inc, a small private, non-profit drug and alcohol treatment program for men and women in San Rafael. Throughout Sushma D. Taylor’s career she has had a primary vision and focus - to create opportunities and remove barriers for individuals and families who have been displaced by the effects of homelessness, unemployment, drug and/or alcohol abuse, poor health, mental health problems, and criminal justice involvement. She believes that there is extraordinary potential in the seemingly most ordinary person. She has long been a champion of those requiring social rehabilitation, creating and providing services in the State of California and elsewhere that effect tremendous change for community members in need, improving their quality of life and promoting personal and social responsibility.

Substance abuse treatment, case management, behavioral health, mental health and primary care

Dr. Gabriel Ivbijaro is President of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) and Chair of the The World Dignity Project. He is also Professor at NOVA University, (Lisbon) Portugal. He is also Medical Director at The Wood Street Medical Centre, UK. He also contributed service to to the Mental Health Service Pack in the European Union (EU).

Mental Health, Population Health

Dr Guo Song is a Head of Research in the Addiction Medicine Department of the Institute of Mental Health / The National Addictions Management Service in Singapore. He joined IMH in 2004. He completed his PhD in Psychopharmacology.

Translational Clinical Research on Addictions

Professor WK Tang was appointed to professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. His main research areas are Addictions and Neuropsychiatry in Stroke. Professor Tang has published over 100 papers in renowned journals, and has also contributed to the peer review of 40 journals. He has secured over 20 major competitive research grants. He has served the editorial boards of five scientific journals. He was also a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Substance abuse,Neuropsychiatry, Stroke

Abdulrazak Abyad is working for number of organizations. He is CEO of Abyad Medical Center (Tripoli-Lebanon). Chairman for the Middle-East Academy for Medicine of Aging, President, Middle East Association on Age & Alzheimer’s, as Co-coordinator for Middle-East Primary Care Research Network and Middle-East Network on Aging . He is also in the editorial board for different journals.

Psychiatry and Alzheimer’s , Internal Medicine,Family Medicine,Age & Aging .

Dr. Yehuda Baruch is Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs of One World Cannabis Ltd. In past he served for Israeli Ministry of Health’s Medical Marijuana Program as head (2003-2013). He has extensive experience in researching Cannabis and its effect on PTSD.

Cannabis and its effect, Marijuana and its regulation of patient licensing and dosage.

Dr. Norman Miller is a psychiatrist in East Lansing, Michigan and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Covenant Medical Center and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and has been in practice for 41 years. He is one of 6 doctors at Covenant Medical Center and one of 26 at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital who specialize in Psychiatry.

Addiction, Psychiatric, and Neurological Expertise, Expert Review, Reports, and Testimony, Independent Medical Evaluations Attorney-Medical Malpractice, Professional Discipline, Medical Care Fraud Board Certification in Psychiatry, Neurology, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry Expert Evaluations and Recommendations Specific Areas of Expertise: Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Brain and Behavior, Adverse Effects of Prescription Opioid/ Narcotic, Benzodiazepines, Psychotropic Medications Competence and Criminal Responsibility, Probate Contests, Disability Claims

Kathy Sexton-Radek, completed her Doctorate of Philosophy in the area of Clinical Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL in 1988. She interned at Rush Medical Center as a Behavioral Medicine Resident. Dr. Sexton-Radek has been in Academia for 26 years developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate Psychology courses. Her private practice work as Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness for the last 26 years has focused on assessment and treatment in areas of sleep disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, somatic symptoms disorders and Psychological factors affecting medical illness disorders. She is a Certified Behavioral Sleep Medicine specialist and has Sleep Board eligibility.

Sleep medicine, pain management, assessment and behavioral medicine/health psychology

Adi Jaffe received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2010. Even before he graduated his name had become known through his online and academic writing. His views on addiction and his research on the topic have been published in dozens of journals and online publications and he has appeared on several television shows and documentaries discussing current topics in addiction and the problem of addiction as a whole. He also teaches courses at UCLA and the California State University in Long Beach that address addiction specifically or biological psychology and behavioral neuroscience more generally. His view is a holistic one, drawing from the best and most recent research to bring as complete a solution to addiction clients. At Alternatives, he serves as the Director of Research, education, and innovation and is in charge of client monitoring, technology solutions, and data collections and outcomes research. His goal is to make Alternatives the best treatment program there is.

His goal is to help push the field of addiction treatment forward to make treatment more accessible and ultimately more successful.

Rocco de Filippis completed his MD and PhD from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. He holds a Master’s degree and he improved respectively in Bipolar Disorders and Addictive behavior in the years 2011/2012. He currently works and at the Institute of Psychopathology-Rome as a Psychiatrist and Addictive Medicine, and up to now presented as scientific coordinator of CME and Master of Addictive Behaviors; he currently publishes on Bipolar Disorders with high specialization on rapid cycling;he is also an official candidate at the Psychoanalytic Italian Society of the First Italian Center of Rome, and member of IPSO(International Psychoanalytic Studies Organization). He had a oral speech at Translational Medicine 2014 in Las Vegas on QTc Prolungation and Psychotropic Drugs.

Addiction Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Bipolar Disorders, Addictive Behaviours

Dr. Underwood is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in several states and Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP) and serves as the Clinical Director for SequelCare of Arizona. He has served as an Executive Clinical Officer for several large residential treatment, juvenile justice and criminal justice programs for adolescents and adults with sex offending, severe mental health, substance use, trauma and disruptive behavioral disorders. He has worked extensively with residential and juvenile justice programs and has been recognized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) as one of the leading program innovators for juvenile justice and community treatment programs. Dr. Underwood has held a number of policy oriented research, academic, clinical and consulting positions over his career with federal, state and private agencies for research, program design, development, implementation and evaluation of services. He has published over 50 refereed journal articles and 17 treatment manuals on sex offending, mental health, substance use, trauma needs of females, forensic and cultural needs of persons involved in the juvenile justice and mental health systems. His most recent books include Counseling Adolescents Competently (in production by Sage Publishers) and Adolescents in Conflict (Taylor Made Publishing).

Juvenile Justice and Metal Health,Screening and Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Adolescents, Residential Models of Care for At-Risk Adolescents, Program Evaluation and Design

Igor Elman, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He was trained at the National Institute of Mental Health and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry with a subspecialty certification in Addiction Psychiatry. Presently, he heads a clinical research lab, focused on the role of reward and motivational systems in pathophysiology of severe neuropsychiatric disorders, including addictions, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder. He is a past recipient of NIDA K23 and R01 Awards. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology Research and Behavioral Management.

Reward and motivational systems in pathophysiology of severe neuropsychiatric disorders, including addictions, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder

Ni Fan, M.D., Ph.D. got her ph.D. from Louisiana State University Health Science Center at 2009 and continued her postdoc training at Yale University School of Medicine from 2009 to 2012. Currently she is the vice director of the neuropsychiatric research institute of Guangzhou Brain Hospital, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. Her research was funded by National Nature Science foundation of China.

Neuropsychiatry

Elizabeth Halpern is a Psychologist and a Frigate-Commander of the Brazilian Navy, a specialist in Medical Psychology, a Master in Collective Health, and a PhD in Mental Health. She dedicated 28 years in the Brazilian Navy hospitals and outpatient clinics, working as a chief and therapist, from prevention to rehabilitation, giving lectures and courses to military personnel, assisting families, couples, adolescents, and children, in groups and individually. As the Chief of the Center for Chemical Dependency during the last decade, she dedicated her practice towards addiction, and published 14 articles related to drinking practices in the workplace. Presently, she is the Chief of the Health Department of the Central Navy Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medical Psychology, Collective Health and Mental Health

Professor WK Tang was appointed to professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. His main research areas are Addictions and Neuropsychiatry in Stroke. Professor Tang has published over 100 papers in renowned journals, and has also contributed to the peer review of 40 journals. He has secured over 20 major competitive research grants. He has served the editorial boards of five scientific journals. He was also a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Substance abuse,Neuropsychiatry, Stroke

Elkoussi is a professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Assiut College of Medicine since 1984. He was the Department Chairman in the years 1996-1999 and 2005-2007. He completed his PhD in 1972. In 1982 & 1984 he was granted postdoctoral fellowships in the University Of Florida College Of Pharmacy. From 1990 to 1994 he worked as a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Drug Design and Delivery and Center for Drug Discovery, University of Florida and he also worked as pharmacologist in some pharmaceutical research companies in USA and pharmaceutical industrial companies in Egypt as a regulatory affairs manager. In 2002 he got a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He had published over 50 manuscripts in international journals and presented several lectures and research work in more than 60 international scientific conferences. He also supervised several Masters and PhD theses on different topics in experimental and clinical pharmacology and toxicology. For the last 2 decades he had conducted and supervised several research studies and projects on the topic of solvent inhalant abuse, causes patterns and significance in different countries.

Drug abuse, Drug design &delivery, Drug interactions, Biological evaluation of drug activity , harmacokinetics, pharmacotherapy, pharmacovigilance as well as phytotherapy

Bryan Yamamoto received his PhD from Syracuse University in Neurobiology after which, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical pharmacology at the University of Colorado Medical School. He was held at various faculty appointments at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, and Boston University School of Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosciences at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. He has been a member of NIH Study Sections since 1987, an editorial board member of several journals, and a member of several advisory boards of NIH sponsored research centers and programs.

Bryan Yamamoto’s research has focused on how psycho-stimulant drugs including methamphetamine and MDMA (Ecstasy) injure the brain and interact with stress to exacerbate their neuro-toxic effects on neurotransmitter systems and the brain vasculature. He has been funded continuously by the NIH over the last 29 years.

Adi Jaffe received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2010. Even before he graduated his name had become known through his online and academic writing. His views on addiction and his research on the topic have been published in dozens of journals and online publications and he has appeared on several television shows and documentaries discussing current topics in addiction and the problem of addiction as a whole. He also teaches courses at UCLA and the California State University in Long Beach that address addiction specifically or biological psychology and behavioral neuroscience more generally. His view is a holistic one, drawing from the best and most recent research to bring as complete a solution to addiction clients. At Alternatives, he serves as the Director of Research, education, and innovation and is in charge of client monitoring, technology solutions, and data collections and outcomes research. His goal is to make Alternatives the best treatment program there is.

His goal is to help push the field of addiction treatment forward to make treatment more accessible and ultimately more successful.

Chris Mc Duffie began Turning Point Addiction Recovery Services several years ago, as an outgrowth of my work with addicted military veterans. Having been a Secondary School Principal & substance abuse counselor for 5+ years, he is specialize in Helping Young Adults ages 12-25, Business Executives & their Employees as well as Parents that need placement assistance for substance abuse, addiction & behavioral health treatment. Over time He became the 'Go-To' leading authority on substance abuse treatment, addiction recovery, drug rehab center consulting, educational consulting and aftercare treatment (especially with Business Executives, Human Resource Directors & their Employees).

For years, He studied everything about drug & alcohol addiction, counseling & treatment, drug rehab centers treatment methodologies, substance abuse treatment, mental health, wellness seminars for Companies, reducing business losses generated by absent, injured, depressed, ill & addicted employees and more.

Elizabeth Halpern is a Psychologist and a Frigate-Commander of the Brazilian Navy, a specialist in Medical Psychology, a Master in Collective Health, and a PhD in Mental Health. She dedicated 28 years in the Brazilian Navy hospitals and outpatient clinics, working as a chief and therapist, from prevention to rehabilitation, giving lectures and courses to military personnel, assisting families, couples, adolescents, and children, in groups and individually. As the Chief of the Center for Chemical Dependency during the last decade, she dedicated her practice towards addiction, and published 14 articles related to drinking practices in the workplace. Presently, she is the Chief of the Health Department of the Central Navy Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medical Psychology, Collective Health and Mental Health

Youssef Sari is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology. He received his Doctorate in Neuroscience from Pierre and Marie Curie University, Institute of Neuroscience, (Paris, France) and subsequently held Post-doc and faculty research positions at Indiana University. He is currently holding a faculty position at the level of Assistant, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Toledo, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA. He is the PI of R01 grant project from NIH-NIAA; the project focuses on the role of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1) in alcohol-drinking behavior using compounds that upregulate this transporter. He has patents for two compounds that may have potential uses for the treatment of alcohol dependence. He is also testing compounds for the treatment of diseases involving oxidative stress.

His interests are alcohol-drinking behavior and treatment of alcohol dependence

Prapapun Chucharoen has completed Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the age of 38 years from Mahidol University. She is the director of Master of Arts program in Addiction Studies, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand. This is the only Master Program in addiction studies in Southeast Asia. This program aimed to create social leader/ practitioner in the field of addiction studies. Those who graduate from the program will be capable of practicing as well as conducting research in this discipline in order to support the social environment of a country with respect to the prevention and alleviation of narcotics and others addiction problems. The therapy and rehabilitation of addicts is also included in the curriculum. She has published more than 25 papers in journals and serving as an editorial board member of Journal of Public Health and Development Thailand.

Neuroscience & Addiction Studies, Drug Addict rehabilitation program, prevention and alleviation of narcotics and others addiction problems and Public Health and Development.

Elkoussi is a professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Assiut College of Medicine since 1984. He was the Department Chairman in the years 1996-1999 and 2005-2007. He completed his PhD in 1972. In 1982 & 1984 he was granted postdoctoral fellowships in the University Of Florida College Of Pharmacy. From 1990 to 1994 he worked as a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Drug Design and Delivery and Center for Drug Discovery, University of Florida and he also worked as pharmacologist in some pharmaceutical research companies in USA and pharmaceutical industrial companies in Egypt as a regulatory affairs manager. In 2002 he got a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He had published over 50 manuscripts in international journals and presented several lectures and research work in more than 60 international scientific conferences. He also supervised several Masters and PhD theses on different topics in experimental and clinical pharmacology and toxicology. For the last 2 decades he had conducted and supervised several research studies and projects on the topic of solvent inhalant abuse, causes patterns and significance in different countries.

Drug abuse, Drug design &delivery, Drug interactions, Biological evaluation of drug activity , harmacokinetics, pharmacotherapy, pharmacovigilance as well as phytotherapy

Rocco de Filippis completed his MD and PhD from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. He holds a Master’s degree and he improved respectively in Bipolar Disorders and Addictive behavior in the years 2011/2012. He currently works and at the Institute of Psychopathology-Rome as a Psychiatrist and Addictive Medicine, and up to now presented as scientific coordinator of CME and Master of Addictive Behaviors; he currently publishes on Bipolar Disorders with high specialization on rapid cycling;he is also an official candidate at the Psychoanalytic Italian Society of the First Italian Center of Rome, and member of IPSO(International Psychoanalytic Studies Organization). He had a oral speech at Translational Medicine 2014 in Las Vegas on QTc Prolungation and Psychotropic Drugs.

Addiction Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Bipolar Disorders, Addictive Behaviours