LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS
OF RECENT ADVANCES IN ALCOHOL AND
DRUG ADDICTION RESEARCH
FREE CLE
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009
9 A.M. TO 4: 30 P.M.
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR U.S. COURTHOUSE
401 W. WASHINGTON ST. // PHOENIX
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
BUT PRE-REGISTRATION IS SUGGESTED.
This conference will feature leading national and local experts in science, law and ethics
providing different perspectives on drug and alcohol addiction and how this problem is being
and should be addressed by the courts in light of important new scientific developments.
Topics include:
GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO ALCOHOLISM
BRAIN ABNORMALITIES IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTS
THE ETHICAL USE OF NEW DRUGS AND VACCINES TO TREAT
SUBSTANCE ADDICTION
BRAIN-SCANNING TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BE ABLE TO DETECT
ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE AND MANAGE SYMPTOMS
This is the third in a series of biennial conferences on subjects relating to the brain and the
law, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology at the Sandra
Day O’Connor College of Law and the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State
University. It is intended for judges, attorneys, scientists, mental health and addiction
specialists, scholars, educators and other interested people.
For details and to register, go to
www.law.asu.edu/brainaddiction
or contact Andrew Askland at
sandy.askland@asu.edu or (480) 965-2465.
Additional funding from the Steele Foundation
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF
LAW, SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY
