Los Angeles, CA (August 20, 2024) – Following Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 and honoring National Recovery Month in September, Cure Addiction Now (CAN), a leading medical research nonprofit dedicated to finding permanent cures for substance use disorders (SUDs), announced today it will host a Forum & Webinar on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This unique forum and webinar brings together renowned scientists leading substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health research to discuss the latest advancements in treatment.
Moderated by Kurt Rasmussen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Delix Therapeutics and Chair of CAN’s Scientific Advisory Board, the panel will focus on topics ranging from the need for innovation in the treatment of substance use disorders, focused ultrasound neuromodulation as an adjunctive treatment strategy for substance use disorders, and new medications to aid with withdrawal symptoms, among other topics. Actress and advocate Lisa Vidal will also speak to her personal experience and heartbreak of losing her son to this disease.
Alongside Founder & President of Cure Addiction Now Nancy Davis, the panelists will include:
- Cecilia Bergeria, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Sandra Comer, Ph.D., Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Kelly E. Dunn, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Jennifer Ellis, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Cassandra D. Gipson-Reichardt, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- Christian Hendershot, Ph.D., Institute for Addiction Science, Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Andrew Herring, MD, Bridge, Public Health Institute
- Adam Kaplin, M.D, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- James J. Mahoney, III, Ph.D., Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU Medicine
- Christopher Toombs, Ph.D., DABT, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer for Proniras Corporation
- Lisa Vidal, Actress and Advocate
Cure Addiction Now is committed to revolutionizing the system of how substance use disorders are treated both physically and emotionally and funding ground-breaking research to find therapies to help stop the vicious cycle of SUD and help people not only detox but stay in permanent recovery.
Please visit the link HERE to register to attend in person at the Fairmont Century Plaza or register HERE for the online webinar today. The event begins at 9:00 am PST on Saturday, September 7. The event is complimentary. Advanced registration is required. Discounted valet
Ask the Experts: To submit questions for the forum event, please submit all questions by Friday, September 6 at noon PST to info@CureAddictionNow.org.