7th Edition of Global Conference on
Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
October 19-21, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Substance-Induced Neuroadaptation
Substance-induced neuroadaptation refers to the brain’s process of adapting to the presence of a substance over time, which often results in tolerance and dependence. As the brain becomes accustomed to the drug, its neurochemical systems adjust, leading to the need for increasingly higher doses to achieve the same effect. This adaptation can also result in withdrawal symptoms when the substance is removed. The concept of neuroadaptation is central to understanding addiction, as it highlights the physiological changes that underpin the cycle of craving, use, tolerance, and withdrawal. Treatment strategies focus on reversing or mitigating these neuroadaptive changes through gradual reduction of substance use and the use of medications that support recovery.
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