Mission

The mission of CAAS is to improve the health and well-being of all individuals and communities impacted by substance use and addiction through:

• Research: We conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary research on the causes and consequences of substance use and addiction, and on the most effective methods for preventing, treating, and reducing harms and promoting recovery. 
• Education and Training: We provide outstanding education and training in addiction science to a diverse community of exceptional students and early-career researchers through teaching, mentoring and applied research experiences.
• Community Engagement: We engage with practitioners, policy makers, and the public to reduce stigma around addiction, inform our research priorities, and promote effective and equitable approaches to prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery.

Vision

We envision a future in which harms from substance use and addiction are prevented, treated, and destigmatized for all members of society.