American Foundation for Addiction Research

AFAR creates lasting solutions to addiction through research, education, and advocacy.

THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, TOGETHER WE CAN END ADDICTION.

RESEARCH
Research is the core of AFAR's mission. It is only through continued scientific investigation and analysis that we learn more about the origins of addiction, how treatment works, what motivates addicts to seek recovery, and how to keep addicts from relapsing. Through research we have learned that addiction is a chronic, but treatable brain disease.

EDUCATION
Education will make the biggest culture shifts in how we identify and treat addiction. As individuals, we think it's easier to be blind to addiction. Without speaking out and educating society, myths and stigmas will continue. And, people who need treatment will be afraid to seek treatment. Education is critical to eradicating addiction.

ADVOCACY
We must empower and inspire our policymakers and citizens with information, direction, and roadmaps in order to enact change. We engage with policy-makers and legislators on the local and national levels to enact legislation that address the identification, treatment, prevention of addiction and strike at the roots of the disease.