Society for the Study of Addiction

British charitable organisation The Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) is a British society with charitable status that promotes the cause of research, public policy, and treatment of addiction. History The SSA was originally named The Society for the Study and Cure of Inebriety and was founded in 1884 by Norman Kerr who was the first president. It was originally restricted to qualified practitioners and was established in response to the 1879 Habitual Drunkards Act. The word "Cure" was dropped from the title in 1887, and it was renamed the Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and other Drugs in 1946. The organisation lifted the restriction on membership in 1959. In 1884, the SSA started publishing the British Journal of Inebriety, which became the British Journal of Addiction before changing to Addiction. Journals The SSA supports the publication of two academic journals, Addiction and Addiction Biology. Addiction publishes peer-reviewed research reports on pharmacological and behavioural addictions, bringing together research conducted within many different disciplines. Its goal is to serve international and interdisciplinary scientific and clinical communication,