International Session: The European Point of View

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Location: Salon A-B

Earn 1.5 CE Hour(s)

Chair(s)

Icro Maremmani, MD (he/him/his)

Professor of Addiction Medicine
VP Dole Research Group, G De Lisio Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Pisa, Italy
Pietrasanta, Toscana, Italy

Co-Chair(s)

Mario Miccoli, PhD (he/him/his)

Full Professor of Psychometrics
Mercatorum University, Rome (Italy)
Pisa, Toscana, Italy

Handouts

International Speaker(s)

Maurice Dematteis, MD, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology and Addiction Medicine, Head of Addictions Department
Grenoble Alpes University Hospital
Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France
Icro Maremmani, MD (he/him/his)

Professor of Addiction Medicine
VP Dole Research Group, G De Lisio Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Pisa, Italy
Pietrasanta, Toscana, Italy

Pre-Conference Planner(s)

Marilena Guareschi, PhD (she/her/hers)

Executive Secretary
AU-CNS/EUROPAD
Pietrasanta (LU), Toscana, Italy

Presentation Summary:This session will allow participants to learn about pharmacotherapy in Substance Use Disorders and Dual Disorders, gaining a greater understanding of how heroin addicts are treated in different European countries.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Describe how heroin addicts are treated in different European countries.
Explain pharmacotherapy to be used in substance use disorders and dual disorders.
Acknowledge a wider use of opioid medications.