Episode 3: The Intersection of COVID-19, Addiction and the Brain

The third episode of COVID On The Brain discusses the topic of social inequities and addictions with two experts on substance abuse and addiction research.

In this episode Dr. Farooq Naeem, a psychiatrist and Chief of General and Health System Psychiatry at the Center of Addiction and Mental Health and Dr. James MacKillop, a director at the Peter Boris Center for Addictions Research provide additional insight to the social determinants of health and how they have exacerbated health risks during the pandemic by looking at health systems and understanding brain health from a social lens. To learn more about this fascinating topic, tune into our November episode as soon as possible! 

Guests:

• Dr. Farooq Naeem, MD, Chief of General and Health System Psychiatry at the Center of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
• Dr. James MacKillop, PhD,  Director at the Peter Boris Center for Addictions Research, Hamilton

Host: Shane Cleary
Interviewers: Behrad Dehnadi, Peter Najdzionek, Joshua  Rychlik 
Editor: Behrad Dehnadi
Producer: Leanne Monteiro