The Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC) brings together faculty, students, and staff from across Rutgers to create a collaborative community that strives to reduce the burden of addiction and improve lives by:
Advancing Scientific Discovery
through multi-disciplinary research
![Close up of glove in lab holding test tube](https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mission-advancing.jpg)
Translating Basic Research
into more tailored and effective prevention, intervention, treatment, and policy
![Technician reviewing data on monitors](https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mission-translating.jpg)
Training and Diversifying
the next generation of researchers
![Four individuals in discussion in office setting](https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mission-training.jpg)
Engaging the Community
and bringing research to the public in empowering ways that raise awareness and decrease stigma
![Detail of group holding hands in a circle](https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mission-community.jpg)