SERAFs grant from the Research Council of Norway enables SERAF to perform clinical addiction research at an international level and contributes to a more sufficient, evidence-based treatment of addiction disorders.
To meet the request from the research council we have significantly increased our alcohol research. We conduct extensive dissemination of addiction research through publications, lectures, courses, supervision and teaching of master and PhD students.
SERAF has a broad national and international network in the field of clinical addiction research.
National Conference on Overdose Prevention
The conference is held in connection with the International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31 and spans 2 days. The first day wih a general programme and the second day (September 1.) with a research conference on naloxone, ThINCBergen2015.
Research news
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Cardiovascular disease among people with drug use disorders
Jul 3, 2015 04:32 PM
Objectives To present the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a national cohort of patients seeking treatment for drug use disorders (DUD).
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«Knowledge Oslo» prize won by SERAF researcher!
Jun 11, 2015 03:00 PM
Ashley Muller received one of three awards given to the best masters theses of 2014 on topics related to Oslo. Knowledge Oslo is a cooperation between the municipality and the city’s many knowledge institutions, and distributes yearly research awards to studies that have contributed to Oslo’s knowledge base.
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Commentary in Addiction
May 21, 2015 11:53 AM
Professor Clausen has published the Commentary; "Coherent long-term treatment approaches–superior in the treatment of opioid dependence" in Addiction's June issue. The Commentary is in response to the Evans et al paper; "Mortality among individuals accessing pharmacological treatment for opioid dependence in California, 2006–10".
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Group exercise can benefit addiction patients’ quality of life
Jan 5, 2015 10:21 AM
The results of a pilot study of group exercise among addiction patients in Oslo have been published in The Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
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Paper about depression among older persons in South Africa and Ghana
Dec 4, 2014 02:49 PM
Depression is a relatively common disorder among adults and older persons. Most of our current knowledge base regarding mental health and depression stems from Western countries. Little knowledge about the prevalence as well as factors associated with depression is known from low-and middle income countries and from Africa.