The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is dedicated to advancing research and training that improves the well-being of people and communities impacted by substance use and addiction.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is an internationally-renowned research center in the field of addiction.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is an internationally-renowned research center in the field of addiction.
EXPLORE CAAS
Our postdoctoral fellowship aims to produce the next generation of addiction scholars focused on innovative research, advanced dissemination and implementation strategies, and public education.
CAAS is home to world-renowned public health researchers in the field of addiction and substance use.
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A Rich History of Research
Professor Peter M. Monti, former director of CAAS, provides perspective on Brown's decades of work in the addiction and substance use space
Recent Announcements
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June 16, 2025
News from Brown
New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies
Brown University engineers partnered with public health experts to create new diagnostic techniques that could help to deliver better, patient-centered care to adults and newborns alike.
Rhode Island Monthly
A New Study at Brown University May Help Alleviate Symptoms of PTSD
CAAS researchers have launched a study testing MDMA, known as ecstasy or molly, and talk therapy as a treatment for PTSD and alcohol use disorder in military veterans.
APA Division 45
Dr. Zelaya Receives Division 45 Award
Congratulations to CAAS Assistant Professor David Zelaya for winning the APA Division 45 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Service Award!
CAAS Affiliated Centers
The Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH) is a multidisciplinary program project grant focused on reducing the impact of alcohol on the breadth and depth of the HIV epidemic.
The Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation's (CADRE) mission is to become a national leader in substance use bio-behavioral research and chronic disease manifestations in vulnerable populations (especially underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities), serving as a resource for training and research within Brown University as well as regionally and nationally.