{"id":181,"date":"2015-10-28T11:18:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:38:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/282\/2015\/07\/treeinlawn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-161 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/282\/2015\/07\/treeinlawn-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The UVA Center for Leading Edge Addiction Research\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/282\/2015\/07\/treeinlawn-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/282\/2015\/07\/treeinlawn-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/uva-clear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/282\/2015\/07\/treeinlawn.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><strong>The UVA Center for Leading Edge Addiction Research<\/strong> is committed to researching new treatment methods that may help individuals on their way to recovery. Our goals are to: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the biological aspects of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">substance abuse \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide medications that can help correct biological predispositions believed to increase the risk of addiction <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teach behavior-changing techniques <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease the cravings associated with substance abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work toward abstinence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you would like more information about our programs, or wish to receive literature, please call us at 434.243.0541 or email <a href=\"mailto:uvaclear@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu\">uvaclear@virginia.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UVA Center for Leading Edge Addiction Research is committed to researching new treatment methods that may help individuals on their way to recovery. 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