Addiction Conference Led by Aspire’s Dr. Andy Chambers
Join us for the Addiction, Grief, Attachment and Recovery (AGAR) Conference led by Aspire’s Dr. Andy Chambers and featuring Dr. Joanna Chambers! This unique conference will explore the scientific and clinical connections between addiction, grief, attachment and recovery. It takes place Friday, October 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis.
“As we learn more about addiction as a brain disease, we, of course, are learning new dimensions about it that could provide clues about how we save lives and help people through it,” says Dr. Andy Chambers. “And with the themes of addiction through the lens of grief and attachment, this conference will really be the first of its kind to do that.”
Presented by IU Addiction Psychiatry and Overdose Lifeline, this all-day experience is multidisciplinary for physicians, nurses, therapists, scientists, trainees and policymakers. Dr. Andy Chambers is the organizer and director of the conference, and his wife, Joanna, will also be speaking, joined by other speakers from around the world.
“Joanna will be giving a talk about addiction and attachment, meaning the behaviors and the brain systems that allow human beings to be connected and attached to each other, and we are finding all of that is really relevant to understanding addiction and treating it as well.”
Addiction death by overdose and many other fatal pathways is the leading cause of premature death in the U.S. Significant gaps exist in understanding the nature and suffering of this death toll for patients and families among treatment professionals. This conference will explore clinical-scientific knowledge addressing these three themes:
- Addiction is a brain disease of motivation and attachment;
- Understanding and treating patients suffering with the grief of losing loved ones to addiction; and
- Understanding and driving addiction and mental illness recovery as a form of grief processing.
Audience participation is expected and the proceedings will be filmed to create an educational documentary. Lunch will be provided. Register for the conference today!
