Utah Addiction Center

About UAC

campus during winterDedicated to the Prevention of Chemical Addiction and the Improvement of Patient Care through Research, Education and Clinical Training


The center employs state-of-the art research to:

  • Advance the knowledge of chemical addiction diseases and their genotypic and phenotypic bases,

  • Educate the health care and general community about associated risks, and

  • Apply scientific discoveries to improve treatment and prevention of addiction.


The Addiction Research and Education Center has a new name! Utah Addiction Center.

We are still part of the University Health Sciences Center but serve all of Utah and the Intermountain West.