Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Feb. 18, 2026

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Margherio Family Conference Room, 1st Floor

Speaker: Mark Greenwald, PhD; Gertude Levin Endowed Chair in Addiction & Pain Biology; Professor; Associate Dept. of Chair for Research Division; Director, Substance Addiction Research Division, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Commercial Relationship: Consultation, Speaker; Indivior, Inc.

Topic: "Paradise Lost: Understanding and Battling Negative Reinforcement in Addiction"

Objectives:

1.  Identify and describe sources of "negative reinforcement" contributing to addictive behavior. 

2.  Analyze and predict patterns of addictive behavior related to negative reinforcement. 

3.  Discuss treatment approaches that ameliorate negative reinforcement and whether these are sufficient.