About the Institute for
Addiction Science
We break down silos that prevent researchers, clinicians, and community members from working together.
USC IAS supports a new paradigm of research, education, and community engagement programs that aim to end the current addiction crisis and prevent future epidemics.
The USC Institute for Addiction Science is the nation’s first university-wide transdisciplinary addiction science institute.
Inclusive Excellence
The USC Institute for Addiction Science is committed to fostering a welcoming and supporting work and learning environment. We actively recruit and retain students, trainees, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds, enduring a team that brings varied perspectives and experiences to our field. Our department values the unique contributions of each team member and upholds USCs core principles of integrity, excellence, and respect. We remain committed to serving all in the broad community of LA and to recruiting the best talent to provide such care.
This program is open to all eligible individuals. The USC Institute for Addiction Scienceoperates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
Our history
Recognizing the outstanding base of addiction experts at USC and that interdisciplinary collaboration among them had historically been underleveraged, IAS was launched in July 2018 under the leadership of Adam and John Clapp with 30 inaugural faculty members across 5 schools. Institute startup was supported by financial seed funding for IAS membership interaction activities by the USC Office of Research Collaboration Fund and support by the Keck School of Medicine and Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. A $467,000 gift from the Red Rosebud Foundation in April 2019 supported hiring an IAS director of operations, which accelerated the Institute’s productivity and scope of programming.
Since inception, the Institute has successfully mobilized and expanded membership to over 80 faculty from 10 different schools and colleges, developed a programmatic agenda and strategic plan, established an organizational structure, and made critical achievements in transdisciplinary addiction science, training and education, and community engagement.
What we do
We aim to break down silos that have historically prevented scholars and practitioners from different disciplines from working together.
We’ve developed a programmatic agenda and strategic plan, established an organizational structure, and made important initial achievements in transdisciplinary addiction science, training and education, and community engagement.
Transdisciplinary Research
IAS cultivates creative addiction science collaborations that cross disciplines and produce innovative, high-impact, and adaptable scientific evidence that can be readily disseminated to practitioners, policy makers, and the community.
Training & Education
We are proud to develop and support novel inter-professional addiction education programs for students, the residents of Southern California, and the public rooted within addiction science principles that no single approach will solve the complex issue of addiction.
Community Engagement
The Institute for Addiction Science engages with, learns from, and serves the community to align our work with real-world context and to disseminate evidence-based knowledge outward that increases awareness, corrects misperceptions, counteracts stigma, and informs policy.
The IAS Annual Report
This annual report serves as a testament to the depth and breadth of our institution's research and expertise. Within its pages, readers will find a comprehensive overview of our groundbreaking research endeavors spanning various disciplines. From pioneering discoveries to innovative projects, each section highlights the contributions made by our faculty and students to their respective fields.
This report not only celebrates our past achievements but also sets the stage for future innovation and advancement.
Click here to view the prior Annual Report for the Institute for Addiction Science.
Since its inception, the Institute has successfully mobilized and expanded membership to over 80 faculty from 10 different schools, colleges, and hospitals.
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We are advancing science, treatment, and policy to improve the lives of those touched by addiction.
The USC Institute for Addiction Science is the nation’s first university-wide transdisciplinary addiction science institute. We aim to break down silos that have historically prevented scholars and practitioners from different disciplines from working together. Join us!