Many of us may have heard people close to us say: “I’ll stop when I want”, “once in a while doesn’t hurt”, “everybody does it”, “it’s my money, I’ll spend it the way I want” and watched lives, friendships, families and careers destroyed because of addiction.
The Student Club on Mental Health and Inclusion will organise the event “Cycle of Addictive Behaviours”, a series of online debates mediated by the Academic Development Unit (NDA), with the participation of professional experts, from 17th March to 7th April 2022, on Thursdays.
Programme
- 17th March, 6 p.m.
Substances: Alcohol and Narcotic Drugs
Raúl Melo (General-Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, SICAD) - 24th March, 6 p.m.
Games: gaming & gambling
Nuno Azevedo e Silva (Instituto de Apoio ao Jogador, IAJ) - 31st March, 6 p.m.
Sex: paraphilias and pornography
Joana Carvalho (Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, FPCE/U.Porto) - 7th April, 5 p.m.
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out and Social Networks
João Faria (Progresso Infantil, PIN)
