VAC Facts at a Glance

Patient Care

Is a national and regional addiction center
Treats youth and adults
Provides patient support programs

Research

Promotes a continuum of interdisciplinary research from the laboratory to improvements in substance abuse diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Training

Trains graduate students and post-doctoral fellows preparing to be substance abuse clinicians.
Participates in the education of graduate and post-doctoral students preparing to be basic substance abuse researchers.

VAC Numbers

General Information	800-365-2270
Administration
Administrative Office	615-322-3527
Director, Vanderbilt Addiction Center	615-322-3527
Clinical Treatment
Inpatient	615-327-7200
Patient Hospitalization	615-327-7078
Intensive Outpatient	615-327-7078
Outpatient Detoxification	615-343-4572
Research	615-322-3527
Training	615-322-3527

Administration

Peter R. Martin, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Pharmacology
Director, Vanderbilt Addiction Center
Director, Division of Addiction Medicine
Investigator and Senior Fellow, John F. Kennedy Center

David M. Lovinger, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Professor of Pharmacology,
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director of Basic Research, Vanderbilt Addiction Center

Mission

The mission of the Vanderbilt Addiction Center is to decrease the burden to society and healthcare costs of substance use, abuse, and addiction. The vision of the Vanderbilt Addiction Center is to become an identifiable center where collaboration across the University for research, education, and clinical care will result in better understanding, prevention, and treatment of substance use problems.