About 1 in 10 people in the general population have an alcohol use disorder, and about 3 in 10 people who use cannabis have a cannabis use disorder. For every person suffering from substance use disorder, many more, by association, are affected. This Lunch and Learn provides an overview of the disease of addiction; how alcohol, cannabis and other substances affect the individual; and what can be done about it. It is open to anyone who has an interest in addictions.

Dr. David Luckow is the head physician at the Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal, a publicly-run drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and is a Medical Review Officer. Doctor Luckow has served on the board of directors for the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine and is the Quebec representative for the Addiction Medicine committee of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.