RIAPAd
Research Network in Primary Care for Addictions
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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.
— work objectives to improve the prevention and treatment of addictions
Who we are
We introduce you to the groups that make up RIAPAd.
RD24/0003/0001
PI: Marta Torrens
RD24/0003/0002
PI: Salud García
RD24/0003/0003
PI: Emilio Ambrosio
RD24/0003/0004
PI: Marta Rodríguez
RD24/0003/0007
PI: Julia Garcia
RD24/0003/0009
PI: Gabriel Rubio
RD24/0003/0010
PI: Laura Orío
RD24/0003/0011
PI: Gonzalo Herradón
RD24/0003/0012
PI: Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
RD24/0003/0015
PI: Elena García de Jalón
RD24/0003/0016
PI: Javier Costas
RD24/0003/0017
PI: Miguel Marcos
RD24/0003/0018
PI: Rafael Maldonado
RD24/0003/0019
PI: Daniel Fuster
RD24/0003/0020
PI: Jose Benito Quintana
RD24/0003/0023
PI: Jesus Ruiz
RD24/0003/0024
PI: Carlos Spuch
RD24/0003/0026
PI: Guillermo Burillo
RD24/0003/0027
PI: Inmaculada Gerrikagoitia
What we do
Our studies focus on 6 specific objectives. Here they are:
Prevention of addictions
- WP1 – Early detection of new substances
- WP2 – Assessment of new threats
- WP3 – Consumption prevention and health promotion
- WP4 – Long-term vulnerability
PI: José Benito Quintana
Monitoring the progression of addictive disorders
- WP5 – Discovery of biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis
- WP6 – Applying basic research to clinical practice
- WP7 – Clinical study of people with alcohol use disorder
- WP8 – Health impact of addiction complications
PI: Daniel Fuster
Chronicity
- WP9 – New pharmacological treatments for addictions
- WP10 – Non-pharmacological and innovative treatments
Best practices and patients at the centre
- WP11 – Measuring progress through the patient's voice (PROMs)
- WP12 – Evaluating treatment programmes for alcoholism
- WP13 – Evaluative research and clinical guidelines
PI: Gabriel Rubio
Research with a gender perspective
- WP14 – Integrating sex and gender perspective into research and care
PI: Marta Rodríguez
Training and outreach: bringing science to society
- WP15 – Open and approachable communication about addictions
- WP16 – Advanced training for health and education professionals
PI: Fernando Rodríguez
Podcast: "Brindar con agua"
Discover the podcast that reveals reality and breaks taboos about addictions.
Addiction is a disease and not a vice
Chapter 01
09 / 10 / 25
I quit drugs and went back to live
Chapter 02
23 / 10 / 25
Many women arrive alone and without treatment support
Chapter 03
06 / 11 / 25
Catch up on the latest scientific news on addictions
Everything you want to know about addictions
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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