The Society’s mission is to advance the scientific understanding of addictive products and behaviours and the use of this knowledge in policy and practice.
Early-bird tickets now on sale for the 2025 Annual Conference
The SSA’s Annual Conference is the UK’s foremost gathering of addiction researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and experts by experience. Book your place by 13 September and save up to £100.
Read our journals
The Society owns two academic journals – Addiction and Addiction Biology – and invests its journal income back into the sector to support people, projects, and research in addiction science.
Listen to the Addiction Audio podcast
Addiction Audio is the podcast from Addiction journal, featuring interviews with authors about the findings and implications of their research.
