Psychology of Addictions and Risk Behaviors

Agüero García, William Daniel; Arévalo Prieto De Navarro, María Victoria; Burneo Vigo, Andrea; Cabanillas, William; Cruz Diaz, Jose Eduardo; Cruz, Victor; Gal'Lino Vargas-Machuca, Rossy Giuliana; Gómez, José Antonio; Lujan Chavez, Jair Gonzalo; Masías Claux, Carmen; Oblitas Bárcena, Haydeé Zoraida; Olivo Chang, David Pascual; Otiniano Campos, Fiorella; Parmentier, Stephan; Pérez-Lucco, Ricardo; Quintas, Jorge; Rios Caballero, Allison Celine; Rojas Valero, Milton;Romero Saletti, Silvana Melissa; Sotelo Huerta, Fatima Maria Gracia; Valdez Huarcaya, Nancy; Viano, Emilio; Zavaleta Montalván, Alex Rafael.

The group's objective is to study the psychological and behavioral factors associated with the consumption of psychoactive substances and addictive behaviors, specifically in adolescents and young people in our country, in order to develop psychological knowledge that will serve as input for the design of public policies.

Mission

To have nationally and internationally recognized leadership in research, training and intervention in psychoactive substances and addictive behaviors, as well as in their associated factors.

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• Study on the consumption of psychoactive substances and addictive behaviors.
• Study on psychological factors and risk and protective behaviors associated with psychoactive substances and addictive behaviors.
• Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs for the prevention of psychoactive substance use and addictive behaviors.
• Development, adaptation and validation of psychometric instruments on psychoactive substances and addictive behaviors, as well as their associated factors.

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