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Substance Use Disorders not only affect individuals, their impact ripples through families, communities, and society at large. The consequences are far-reaching—impacting education, employment, health, and overall well-being of everyone. It is therefore imperative that we, as professionals and stakeholders, unite to address this pressing challenge with compassion, knowledge, and innovation.
Society for Addiction Psychology envisions a future where awareness, prevention, and treatment are accessible to all. By fostering collaboration among psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, educators, and policymakers, we aim to create a multidisciplinary platform that strengthens the fight against upcoming pandemic of addiction.
Our mission is threefold: to educate the public about the harms of substance use, to empower professionals with cutting-edge research and training, and to advocate for policies making and changes that prioritize mental health and addiction recovery. This will help mitigating stigma from the society, promote resilience, and pave the healthier way upcoming generations.
We believe that every small step—whether it is a counseling session, a community awareness program, or a research initiative— will be a stepping stone and contributes to the larger goal of reducing the burden of addiction.
We welcome all professionals working in the field of addiction to join hands under the aegis of the Society for Addiction Psychology to share their experiences and expertise and guide the younger generation towards a better path.
President's Message
Prof. Prabhoo Dayal
(Psychiatry, NDDTC, AIIMS Delhi)
(President - SAP)
General Secretary's Message
(Assistant Professor (Psychology)
Human Behaviour Department
IHBAS, under the GNCT of Delhi)
(Gen. Secretary - SAP)
Substance use disorders and behavioural addictions constitute a significant and evolving public health concern in India, with implications for mental health, academic functioning, workforce productivity, and social wellbeing. The coexistence of substance-related and behavioural addictions across age groups highlights the need for systematic, evidence-informed responses embedded within education, health, and social systems.
No single discipline can address addiction in isolation. The Society for Addiction Psychology (India), a registered society under the Society Registration Act, with Registration No. 475/22, established in 2022, provides a platform as an academic and professional body focused on strengthening capacity-building in addiction psychology through research and professional development. The Society offers a structured foundation for clinicians, faculty, mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, practitioners, researchers, and scholars from medicine, psychiatry, neurology, clinical psychology, sociology, law, public health, and allied disciplines, to advance teaching, training, and research in addiction-related domains.
Through academic conferences, skill-based training workshops, and research dissemination through its quarterly journal, The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health (JAMH), the Society supports the development of competent human resources. It promotes the integration of psychological science into prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery-oriented practices. These activities align with national priorities in mental health, public health, and higher education.
The Society remains committed to fostering collaboration between academic institutions, clinical services, and policy stakeholders to support evidence-based strategies for de-addiction and to contribute to sustainable, system-level responses to substance use and behavioural addictions in India.