Addiction Neuroethics

Professor in the Department of Neurology and Research Chair in Neuroethics for the University of British Columbia, Dr. Illes is also Co-founder and Executive Committee Member for the Neuroethics Society. She is one of the leading voices in neuroethics today and has published extensively in this realm (Editor: Handbook of Neuroethics/2011, Neuroethics: Defining the Issues in Theory, Practice, and Policy/2005). She also serves as Chair for the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), Committee Chair for Society for Neuroscience, Editorial Board Member for Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, and Senior Editorial Advisor for American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience.

1. Brain Imaging in Addiction 2. Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics 3. Treating Opioid Dependence with Opioids 4. Addiction Neuroscience and Tobacco Control 5. Emerging Neurobiological Treatments of Addiction 6. Technical, Ethical and Social Issues in the Bioprediction of Addiction Liability and Treatment Response 7. Autonomy, Responsibility and the Oscillation of Preference 8. Consent and Coercion in Addiction Treatment 9. Toward a Lay Descriptive Account of Identity in Addiction Neuroethics 10. The Impact of Changes in Neuroscience and Research Ethics on the Intellectual History of Addiction Research 11. The Diction of Addiction at the Intersection of Law and Neuroscience 12. Social Epistemology 13. Population Approaches to Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs 14. Legal Regulation of Addictive Substances and Addiction 15. Investment and Vested Interests in Neuroscience Research of Addiction 16. Private and Public Approaches to Addiction Treatment