CURE ADDICTION NOW TO HOST FORUM AND WEBINAR LIVE ON SEPT 1, 2022

IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY 

AND NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH

Live and Virtual from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City

Nonprofit organization Cure Addiction Now (CAN) will host a complimentary forum and webinar on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Seats for attendance are still available and FREE, as well as Virtual Viewing access. Following, International Overdose Awareness Day (today), the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, to commemorate those who have died without stigma, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind as well as September’s National Recovery Month. 

The CAN forum will feature some of the most prominent and leading scientists at the forefront of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and mental health research to offer a unique opportunity to learn about the latest advances towards stopping this devastating disease. Chief Scientific Officer at Delix Therapeutics and member of CAN’s Scientific Advisory Board, Kurt Rasmussen, Ph.D. will moderate the panel, leading the conversation on topics ranging from the risks of taking opioids to the connection between mental health and substance use disorder, to breaking the cycle of opioid use disorder, sharing current research, and more. 

CAN Founder and President Nancy Davis will join this year’s panelists including:

Jason Wahler, Jodi Barbe, Catherine M. Cahill, Ph.D., Roger Crystal, MD , Kelly E. Dunn, Ph.D. , Chris Evans Ph.D. , Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. , Adam Kaplin, M.D, Ph.D. , Paul J. Kenny, Ph.D. , Deborah C Mash, Ph.D. , Courtney Miller, Ph.D.  

To register to attend in person at the Fairmont Century Plaza or for the online webinar today, please visit https://cureaddictionnow.org/forum/. The event begins at 9:30 AM PST on Thursday, September 1. 

Cure Addiction Now (CAN) is dedicated to the understanding, treatment and ultimate cure of “drug addiction,” scientifically known as substance use disorder (SUD) while simultaneously addressing the importance of mental health as an integral part of the solution. Funding cutting edge research and its clinical translation through a collaborative program is the core focus of the foundation. In addition to creating new therapies to help stop the deadly cycle of SUD, they hope to eliminate the negative stigma of this disease and ultimately find a cure for the brain’s “addiction” to drugs. www.cureaddictionnow.org

Over the last two years CAN has funded 7 Innovation Awards and 2 Young Investigator Awards, each with a $75,000 grant. The directive is to support translatable basic science studies. CAN will not fund a grant unless the proposal is deemed top-tier science research by our Scientific Advisory Board. Grant recipients and the centers that are part of the program share scientific accomplishments through virtual meetings and semi-annual CAN symposiums.

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