Professor Colin Drummond - SCAN Lead

Colin is Professor of Addiction Psychiatry at the National Addiction Centre of the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, and is a consultant psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. As the head of the section of alcohol research at the Institute of Psychiatry he leads a team of researchers working on several projects looking mainly at estimating the prevalence of addiction problems and improving treatment methods, particularly psychological treatment approaches. Colin has led the SCAN team since its inception in 2003.

Amy Wolstenholme - SCAN Project Coordinator

Amy joined the SCAN team in 2004 from the Department for Education and Skills and Department of Health in England, where she worked as a Project Officer in Children's Trusts. Prior to this Amy worked in the property industry in Andalucia, Spain, and in her local community pharmacy in Aberdeen. She has an MA (Hons) in Hispanic Studies and is currently undertaking an MSc at King's College London.

Dr Sally Braithwaite

Dr Sally Braithwaite is a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist working for a Community Drug and Alcohol team in Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust. She has interests in decision making styles and impulsivity in addiction as well as nutritional aspects of psychiatry.

Dr Sally Porter, SCAN Masterclassess Course Lead

Dr Sally Porter is a consultant addiction psychiatrist in Croydon, part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, working with a Community Drug and Alcohol Team. She has published research in service provision for addictions, was a member of the Models of Care Project for the National Treatment Agency, and is former Course Director in Addictive Behaviour at St GeorgeÕs, University of London.