Login 
The Israel Center on Addiction is a clinical and academic center that was established to spearhead the field of addiction in Israel, with regard to treatment, prevention, training clinicians, promoting research, and shaping national healthcare policy.
What is Addiction?
Addiction is a complex medical disorder that damages certain parts of the brain. Addiction has biological, psychological, and social manifestations. Like other chronic medical disorders, addiction is characterized by periods of remission (discontinuation of the addictive behavior) and relapse (return to the addictive behavior).
Addiction: An Overview
One-quarter of those who suffer from a drug or alcohol addiction have PTSD
5% of Israelis
suffer from a drug
or alcohol addiction
1 in 10 Israelis
suffers from a substance
or behavioral addiction
Only 10% of those who suffer from addiction seek treatment
One-third of those who suffer from a drug or alcohol addiction have depression or anxiety disorders
4.5% of Israelis suffer from gambling addiction
Latest News
Addiction is one of the most common medical disorders in the world, causing significant physical and mental morbidity, mortality, and economic damage. The Israel Center on Addiction is working to establish prevention programs for youth, and to lead change in addiction treatment policy at the national level in Israel, especially in the national healthcare system.
Addiction is one of the most common medical disorders in the world, causing significant physical and mental morbidity, mortality, and economic damage. The Israel Center on Addiction is working to establish prevention programs for youth, and to lead change in addiction treatment policy at the national level in Israel, especially in the national healthcare system.
Policy and Prevention
Addiction is one of the most common medical disorders in the world, causing significant physical and mental morbidity, mortality, and economic damage. The Israel Center on Addiction is working to establish prevention programs for youth, and to lead change in addiction treatment policy at the national level in Israel, especially in the national healthcare system.
Read MoreTreatment
Addiction is a complex medical disorder with biological, psychological, and social manifestations. Therefore, treatment at the Israel Center on Addiction is integrative, multidisciplinary and based on proven scientific approaches. The distinct types of treatment are designed to target different aspects of addiction, and to complement each other. These include various medical and psychological treatments, in both individual and group settings, including, for example, family and couples therapy.
Read MoreTraining
Addiction is a complex medical disorder with biological, psychological, and social manifestations. Therefore, treatment at the Israel Center on Addiction is integrative, multidisciplinary and based on proven scientific approaches. The distinct types of treatment are designed to target different aspects of addiction, and to complement each other. These include various medical and psychological treatments, in both individual and group settings, including, for example, family and couples therapy.
Read MoreResearch
The Israel Center on Addiction is a center of academic excellence whose goal is to promote the treatment of addiction in Israel. All of the Center’s programs and activities are constantly being evaluated by applied research for their effectiveness. The Center’s research investigates addiction at both the individual and group levels – with a focus on treatment, prevention, and planning health and social services at the national level.
Read More