Media Resources

The research scientists at the UB Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA) can offer the media a wide range of expert opinions on timely health-related issues, including:

  • alcohol use disorders
  • illicit and prescription drug abuse
  • addiction treatment methods
  • neuroscience of addiction
  • trends in drug use
  • college sexual assault
  • smoking
  • infant/child development
  • intimate partner violence
  • risky health behaviors

To speak with one of our experts, contact Ellen Goldbaum, senior medical editor, at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffa.edu.

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CRIA at a Glance

Latest News

  • Who is ‘Molly?’ UB’s Research Institute on Addictions Knows
    9/11/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Following the recent cancellation of a music festival due to fatal overdoses of the club drug “Molly,” the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has released another in its series of expert summaries to educate the public on this latest drug trend.
  • RIA’s Gerard Connors receives prestigious national award
    8/29/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Gerard Connors, PhD, senior research scientist and former director of the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions, was recently recognized for his exemplary mentorship of promising scientists with a national award from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Addiction Psychology (SoAP).
  • RIA awarded five NIH grants totaling more than $6 million
    8/15/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) was recently awarded more than $6 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to fund five innovative studies that will expand knowledge on societal ramifications of drug and alcohol use.