7th Edition of Global Conference on
Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
October 19-21, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Addiction-Related Cognitive Deficits
Addiction can cause significant cognitive impairments, including memory loss, impaired judgment, and reduced executive functioning. Chronic substance use alters neural pathways, particularly in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, which are critical for decision-making and learning. These deficits hinder an individual’s ability to make rational choices, resist cravings, and maintain recovery. Cognitive rehabilitation, involving exercises to enhance memory, attention, and problem-solving, is an integral part of treatment. Combining pharmacological interventions with therapies like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can restore cognitive functions over time. Early intervention is crucial to mitigating long-term cognitive damage associated with addiction.
Nile Stanley
University of North Florida, United States
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel
Curry College, United States
Edie Raether
NeuroShifts and Wings for Wishes Academy, United States
Sindu Padmanabhan
Bharathiar University, India
Kayla Albers
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Jorja Jamison
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Andrew Drasen
A Vision of Hope Media, United StatesSubmit your abstract Today
Title : The Storm Within: Neuropsychological Insights into Dysregulation and Substance Use in the Adolescent Brain.
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel, Curry College, United States
Title : Sexualizing anxiety and anxiolytic sex: Misattribution of arousal
Sam Vaknin, CIAPS, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Title : Workplace and occupational mental health: Supporting well-being at work
Sindu Padmanabhan, Bharathiar University, India
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Kayla Albers, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Jorja Jamison, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Identity restoration as a missing variable in relapse prevention
Andrew Drasen, A Vision of Hope Media, United States