Brilliance of University Faculty Members at the 19th Addiction Science Congress
Brilliance of University Faculty Members at the 19th Addiction Science Congress
The 19th International Addiction Science Congress, held under the slogan War, Instability, and Addiction: The Necessity of Scientific and Social Responses, took place at the Razi Convention Center with wide attendance of specialists and a prominent role played by the faculty members of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences.
According to a report by the University's Web-Day reporter, the 19th Addiction Science Congress, titled War, Instability, and Addiction: The Necessity of Scientific and Social Responses, was held from October 21 to October 23, 2026, at the Razi Convention Center of Iran University of Medical Sciences. This congress hosted specialists from various fields, including medicine, psychology, counseling, rehabilitation, social work, nursing, pharmacy, basic sciences, and addiction studies.
The main axes of this event included War and Addiction, Instability and Addiction, Epidemiology of Addiction, Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Addiction, Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation, Harm Reduction and Policymaking, Comorbidities and Medical Considerations, Addiction and Special Groups, and Experiences and Innovations. During this symposium, 42 specialized panels were held, focusing on the history of addiction and its treatments in Iran, biological problems resulting from substance use, emerging substances and psychoactive drugs, psychological factors and treatments, harm reduction, behavioral addictions, evaluating the effectiveness of treatments, challenges in addiction science education, adolescents and special groups, and academic environments.
Prominent Role of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Members
In this edition of the congress, 5 specialized panels were managed and conducted by the faculty members of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences as follows:
1. Deviations in maintenance treatment programs in outpatient substance abuse treatment centers; challenges, consequences, and the necessity of service review (presented by Dr. Omid Masah)
2. Food addiction (presented by Dr. Kamyar Ghanie and Dr. Shahab Baheshmat)
3. Risky behaviors of adolescents and substance use (presented by Dr. Masoumeh Maarefwand)
4. The consequences of war on substance use and mental health (presented by Dr. Peymaneh Shirinbayan)
5. Harms of drug use with a focus on street addicts under the shadow of war (presented by Dr. Omid Masah)
Additionally, other colleagues from this university presented specialized lectures in three other panels.
Academic Honors During the Closing Ceremony
In the closing ceremony of the 19th International Addiction Science Congress, Dr. Hassan Rafiee was introduced as the first winner of the Special Award for Long-standing Activists in the field of prevention. Dr. Omid Masah (a faculty member of the Center for Substance Abuse and Addiction Research and secretary of the judging and awards committee for this edition) was also introduced as the scientific secretary of the 20th Addiction Science Congress, to be held in 2027.
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