RIAPAd

Research Network in Primary Care for Addictions

Find the resources you’re looking for

We are the Research Network in Primary Care for Addictions, made up of 19 groups.

The podcast that reveals reality and breaks taboos about drugs and addictions.

We share curious facts about addictions that you probably didn’t know.

We present RIAPAd in a short video.

What is RIAPAd?

RIAPAd is the Research Network in Primary Care for Addictions, made up of 19 leading research groups working across 10 autonomous communities in Spain.

With more than 20 years of experience in collaborative research, we work to ensure that science doesn’t stay in the laboratories, but reaches where it matters most: patients, their families, professionals, and society as a whole.

— research groups from 10 Autonomous Communities working together
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— work objectives to improve the prevention and treatment of addictions

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Who we are

We introduce you to the groups that make up RIAPAd.

What we do

Our studies focus on 6 specific objectives. Here they are:

Prevention of addictions

PI: José Benito Quintana

Monitoring the progression of addictive disorders

PI: Daniel Fuster

Chronicity

PI: Jorge Manzanares

Best practices and patients at the centre

PI: Gabriel Rubio

Research with a gender perspective

PI: Marta Rodríguez

Training and outreach: bringing science to society

PI: Fernando Rodríguez

Podcast: "Brindar con agua"

Discover the podcast that reveals reality and breaks taboos about addictions.

What is an addiction really? Why is it not a lack of will or vice?
Dejé las drogas y volví a vivir
Can you leave an addiction behind and regain control of your life? What is treatment really like? And what role do relapses play in this journey?
Are addictions experienced the same whether you are a man or a woman?

Catch up on the latest scientific news on addictions

“Be Yourself” guide

Research

November 26, 2025

Development of the Spanish version of the PRISM-5

Research

November 19, 2025

How does alcohol act on the adolescent brain?

Research

October 30, 2025

Preventing from the classroom | What schools can do against addictions

Research

October 30, 2025

Everything you want to know about addictions

Does “holding your drink” better mean alcohol affects you less?

Curiosities

August 7, 2026

Are nicotine pouches an alternative to tobacco?

Curiosities

August 4, 2026

Is today’s cannabis the same as it was 30 or 40 years ago?

Curiosities

July 28, 2026

Is a 0.0% beer in a Ferrari risk reduction or marketing?

Curiosities

July 14, 2026

Help

Centres near you

With this tool from the “Plan Nacional sobre Drogas” (Spain’s National Plan on Drugs) you can find the nearest addiction specialist centre to request help.

Enter your autonomous community, province and postcode to find the nearest addiction specialist centre.

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