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

  • RIA’s Gancarz takes top prize at Neuroscience Research Day
    10/9/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Amy Gancarz, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), was honored for her work during the Seventh Annual Neuroscience Research Day held at UB’s Clinical and Translational Research Center on Sept. 27.
  • Research Institute on Addictions to host SUNY neuroscience conference
    9/18/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Cocaine and brain function. Susceptibility to alcoholism. Smoking and schizophrenia. Marijuana and stress. Dozens of research scientists from across New York State will discuss these issues and more at a neuroscience conference to be held Sept. 27-28 at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), 1021 Main St., Buffalo.
  • 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.