{"id":3866,"date":"2025-03-20T13:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=3866"},"modified":"2025-05-16T18:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:10:27","slug":"feb-6-the-art-science-of-brain-rythyms-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=3866","title":{"rendered":"May 5 The Art &amp; Science of Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art &amp; Science of Addiction\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mtYf99R1GLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Art &amp; Science of Addiction<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>On May 5, the <strong>Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute<\/strong> hosted evening where science, art, and lived experience came together to explore the complexities of addiction. The unique insights of the panel members offered a powerful and thought-provoking look at addiction from diverse perspectives. <br><br>Artist <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Tamara Deedman<\/mark> shared some pieces from her recent exhibit, \u201c<em>Crowded by your absence<\/em>,\u201d which explores notions of human attachment to objects that occupy memory, identity, coping mechanisms, addiction, and grief, and how they are embedded in our material worlds.&nbsp;Researcher and former public health nurse <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Heather Morris<\/mark> shared insights she learned from her recent study surveying the experiences of people who use illegal drugs in Edmonton\u2019s inner city. Ms. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Shanell Twan<\/mark> provided lived\/living perspective on the emerging trends and issues for people who use drugs in our Edmonton community. Clinician scientist <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Monty Ghosh<\/mark> discussed the disease and medical model of addiction and why we need to rethink public perception and policy on it. Scientist <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Anna Taylor<\/mark> discussed how biomedical research can provide valuable insights into complex human behavioural conditions, such as addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"1557\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3881\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deedman-1101x1536.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#897971\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cfef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Tamara Deedman<\/mark><\/strong> (She\/Her) is an artist and educator based in Treaty 6 Territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in 2015, and her Master of Fine Arts with a specialization in printmaking at the University of Alberta in 2025. Ms. Deedman\u2019s practice is rooted in what she calls empathetic making; the transformative care of personal histories, inherited archives, their handwritten corresponding records, mental illness, coping mechanisms, addictions, grief and healing, and how it is embedded in our material worlds. When not working in the studio, Ms. Deedman embeds herself in non-profits and artist run centers and is an advocate for creating safe and accessible spaces for communities who are looking to find wellness through the act of making. Her work includes printmaking, drawing, ceramics and installation, with a heavy emphasis in lithographic methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3883\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HeatherMorris-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#aaa4a1\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Heather Morris<\/mark> <\/strong>is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta and a Research Scientist with the Inner-City Health and Wellness Program, Royal Alexandra Hospital. As a former public health nurse, her current research interests center around health service utilization by urban underserved populations, public perceptions of harm reduction and how individuals with lived and living experience, bereaved mothers in particular, shape drug policy reform in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1356\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3885\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Twan.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Twan.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Twan-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Twan-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Twan-768x964.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#80766f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Shanell Twan<\/mark><\/strong> is currently Assistant Manager and the Core Team Supervisor at Streetworks, Edmonton\u2019s Harm reduction program. She is a member of AAWEAR, a provincial network of people in Alberta with a history of substance use who build the capacity of people who use substances, so that their voices can be heard, and their health can be improved upon. Shanell is also the community liaison for the Royal Alexandra Hospital\u2019s Addiction Recovery Community Health program, where she heads up a Community Advisory Group composed of members with lived experience, established to provide input and feedback on inner city health care issues. Shanell Twan resides in Amiskwaciwaskahikan, also known as Edmonton. More personally, Shanell&#8217;s family is from the interior region of British Columbia known as the Caribou Region. Shanell&#8217;s Indigenous ancestry stems from the Tl&#8217;etinqox-t&#8217;in people, known as &#8220;the people of the river.&#8221; From her maternal grandmother&#8217;s side, they are from the Anaham Indian band, and her maternal grandfather is from Esdilagh? (&#8220;Es-day-la&#8221;) First Nation, which is situated along both sides of the Fraser River located between Williams Lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1675\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3882\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-scaled.jpg 1675w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-1340x2048.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ghosh-1568x2396.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1675px) 100vw, 1675px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a8a7a6\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Monty Ghosh<\/mark><\/strong> is an Internist and Addiction Specialist. He works with multiple community based not for profit organizations to provide support for marginalized populations including The Alex and The Calgary Drop-In Centre. He also helps foster and create unique programs to support those living with substance use, experiencing homelessness, and with other vulnerabilities. He is the Medical Co-Lead for the AHS Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Program. He is an assistant professor at both The University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, and is heavily involved with provincial policy building in Alberta, as well as with research and is the primary recipient of grants from Health Canada, Alberta Innovates, Alberta Health, and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. He is the past president of the Section of Addiction Medicine of the Alberta Medical Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3884\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taylor-1568x2091.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#9e9088\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Anna Taylor<\/mark><\/strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Alberta. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Pain and Addiction and the Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative care. Dr. Taylor runs a biomedical research lab where she strives to provide mechanistic insight into chronic pain and addiction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Art &amp; Science of Addiction On May 5, the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute hosted evening where science, art, and lived experience came together to explore the complexities of addiction. The unique insights of the panel members offered a powerful and thought-provoking look at addiction from diverse perspectives. Artist Tamara Deedman shared some pieces&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=3866\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">May 5 The Art &amp; Science of Addiction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3726,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3866"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3957,"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3866\/revisions\/3957"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}