Where addiction science and community meet.
Connect with fellow USC students who are curious about addiction science and its impact on people and communities. Build friendships, exchange ideas, explore career paths, and take part in conversations and activities that connect research with everyday life.
Whether you are discovering the field or preparing for your next professional step, bring your curiosity, your perspective, and your ideas.
**Find your community.** Meet students across disciplines through social gatherings, shared interests, and collaborative activities.
**Explore the science.** Discuss research, hear different perspectives, and examine how addiction science informs care, prevention, and policy.
**Build your future.** Explore career pathways, develop practical skills, and discover opportunities to connect with researchers, professionals, and community organizations.
EVENTS
Learn something new. Meet someone new. Take your next step. Explore opportunities to connect with other students, exchange ideas, and learn about addiction science beyond the classroom.
This is where you can find upcoming SAAS meetings, speaker conversations, career workshops, and community activities. Each event listing will explain what to expect, who it is intended for, and how to participate.
Have an idea for a discussion, workshop, or guest speaker? Help us shape the calendar.
[View Upcoming Events] [Suggest an Event]
When no events are scheduled:
Our next gathering is taking shape. Join SAAS to stay connected and hear about upcoming opportunities.
NEWS
Stay connected to what’s happening in SAAS. Find club announcements, member highlights, event recaps, and updates on addiction science-related opportunities.
We also want to celebrate the people who make this community possible. Presenting research, beginning a new role, completing a project, or contributing to your community? Share your milestone so we can celebrate with you.
Have an announcement or opportunity members should know about? Submit it for consideration.
[Read the Latest Updates] [Share an Update]
Learn something new. Meet someone new. Take your next step.
Explore opportunities to connect with other students, exchange ideas, and learn about addiction science beyond the classroom.
This is where you can find upcoming SAAS meetings, speaker conversations, career workshops, and community activities. Each event listing will explain what to expect, who it is intended for, and how to participate.
Have an idea for a discussion, workshop, or guest speaker? Help us shape the calendar.
[View Upcoming Events] [Suggest an Event]
When no events are scheduled:
Our next gathering is taking shape. Join SAAS to stay connected and hear about upcoming opportunities.
About SAAS
Where addiction science and community meet.
The Student Association for Addiction Science brings USC undergraduate and graduate students together to connect, collaborate, and explore the many ways addiction science can make a difference.
Our mission is to facilitate student networking and collaboration, enhance career development in addiction science, and promote equitable policies related to the field.
We want members to find both professional opportunities and a sense of belonging. Through shared learning, meaningful conversations, and activities shaped by students, SAAS connects academic interests with relationships and community engagement.
[Meet Our Leadership] [Become a Member]
Events
Learn something new. Meet someone new. Take your next step.
Explore opportunities to connect with other students, exchange ideas, and learn about addiction science beyond the classroom.
This is where you can find upcoming SAAS meetings, speaker conversations, career workshops, and community activities. Each event listing will explain what to expect, who it is intended for, and how to participate.
Have an idea for a discussion, workshop, or guest speaker? Help us shape the calendar.
[View Upcoming Events] [Suggest an Event]
When no events are scheduled:
Our next gathering is taking shape. Join SAAS to stay connected and hear about upcoming opportunities.
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Explore your options. Build your skills. Find your direction.
Addiction science connects with many fields, including research, clinical services, neuroscience, public health, prevention, policy, and community work.
Whether you are exploring these paths or preparing for your next step, use this page to identify opportunities, understand qualifications, and connect your interests with possible careers.
Explore Career Paths
Learn what different roles involve, where people work, and what education, experience, or credentials may be required.
Find Experience
Explore research, internship, employment, and volunteer opportunities. Review each listing’s eligibility, responsibilities, deadlines, and application instructions.
Prepare for Your Next Step
Find resources for résumés, CVs, interviews, professional networking, and graduate school preparation.
Understand Professional Qualifications
Learn the differences among academic degrees, registration, certification, and licensure—and where to verify requirements for a particular role.
SAAS supports career exploration and connections. Hiring decisions, admissions, placements, and professional credentials remain with the relevant organizations.
[Explore Career Resources] [View Opportunities]
Resources
Useful information. Clear next steps.
Find practical resources to support your learning, career exploration, and participation in addiction science.
Learning & Research
Explore research tools, educational materials, and guides to understanding addiction science.
Career & Professional Development
Find application guidance, career exploration tools, and information about professional pathways.
Campus & Community Connections
Discover university services, professional organizations, and community partners relevant to your interests.
Member Guides
Access concise guides that explain who a resource is for, what it offers, and how to get started.
Resources shared here are for education and navigation. Check the original provider for current requirements, availability, and deadlines.
[Browse Resources] [Suggest a Resource]
Community & Connection
Make room for friendship, curiosity, and shared experiences.
Being part of SAAS means having people to learn alongside, exchange ideas with, and get to know beyond assignments and professional goals.
This space highlights the social side of our community: informal gatherings, study connections, member interests, and opportunities to spend time together.
You do not need a fully planned career to contribute. Bring a question, an interest, or an idea for something members could enjoy together.
[Explore Community Activities] [Suggest a Gathering]
Community Engagement
Connect what we learn with the communities around us.
Addiction science grows through collaboration among researchers, practitioners, people with lived experience, and community organizations.
SAAS aims to create opportunities for students to listen, learn, and contribute through respectful partnerships. Activities may include educational events, community conversations, and service projects developed around needs identified by participating organizations.
Have a potential collaboration in mind? Tell us about your organization, the opportunity, and how students could contribute.
[Explore Engagement Opportunities] [Propose a Collaboration]
Get Involved
There is more than one way to belong.
Attend a gathering, help organize an activity, share a resource, or bring an idea of your own. Start with the level of participation that fits your interests and schedule.
Join the community. Become a member through EngageSC and stay connected to club updates.
Come to an event. Meet fellow students and explore a topic that interests you.
Help shape SAAS. Suggest programming, support an event, or ask about opportunities to contribute.
Share your perspective. Tell us what would make SAAS more useful, welcoming, and engaging for you.
[Join SAAS] [Find an Event] [Share an Idea]
Leadership Team
Meet the students helping build our community.
SAAS leadership supports the club’s activities, communication, and direction. Get to know the team and connect with us about membership, programming, partnerships, or ways to participate.
Your ideas help shape what comes next.
[Meet the Team] [Contact SAAS]
Contact Us
Start a conversation.
Have a question about joining? Interested in an event, collaboration, or opportunity you would like to share?
Reach out with a brief description of your question or idea and the best way to contact you. We welcome suggestions from students, faculty, alumni, professionals, and community organizations.
[Contact SAAS]
SAAS facilitates networking and collaboration among USC undergraduate and graduate students, enhances career development for students interested in pursuing careers in addiction science, and promotes equitable policies related to addiction science.
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