Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biographical details
Paolo Deluca is a Professor of Addiction Research with a background in cognitive and developmental psychology, bringing over twenty-five years of experience in the addiction field. He earned his degree in Psychology from the University of Padua in Italy and completed a PhD in cognitive development at Lancaster University in the UK in 2000. In 2001, he began his work at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, later moving to St George’s University of London, and rejoined the Institute of Psychiatry in 2007.
Throughout his tenure at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), Professor Deluca has contributed to numerous national and international research projects. His recent accomplishments include securing funding from the NIHR i4i AMI for developing a Virtual Reality-enhanced Cue Exposure Treatment for cocaine dependence (2024-27) and funding from the NIHR MHRG to establish a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2024-29). Additionally, he serves as the deputy lead for the South London NIHR CLAHRC/ARC Alcohol Theme (2018-2026).
Professor Deluca has held significant roles in several key projects. He was a co-applicant and programme manager of the National Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Research Programme for Sensible Drinking for adults (SIPS) and adolescents (SIPS jr). As a co-applicant, he also contributed to the EC-funded AMPHORA project on early diagnosis and treatment, the ODHIN project on optimizing healthcare interventions delivery, and the MRC-funded pilot study on Assertive Community Treatment in Alcohol Dependence (ACTAD).
He has also been awarded grants from the European Commission for various projects focusing on Internet and ICT-based prevention services for novel compound use in vulnerable populations (ReDNet, 2010-2012), marketing strategies of legal highs (ALICE RAP, 2011-2016), codeine misuse (CODEMISUSED, 2013-2017), and real-time monitoring of NPS availability and distribution online (CASSANDRA, 2015-2017). Notably, he led research and was co-principal investigator on the EU-funded Psychonaut 2002 and Psychonaut EWS projects, which developed a web monitoring system for novel psychoactive substances (NPS).
Professor Deluca's expertise spans health service and public health research, with a particular focus on the role of Information Technologies in substance misuse prevention and treatment (eHealth). He is highly skilled in managing national and international clinical trials, developing, delivering, and evaluating interventions.
Research interests
Novel recreational drugs/legal highs (NPS).
The role of Information and Communication Technologies in drug abuse prevention and treatment
Alcohol screening and brief interventions.
Prescription drugs misuse.
Drug and alcohol policy.
Research interests (short)
Alcohol. New Psychoactive Substances (Legal Highs). Prescription drugs. Screening & Brief Intervention. Electronic Intervention, eHealth & mHealth.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Children's understanding of the inside of the body, illness and death, Lancaster University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2000
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Padua
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Paolo Deluca is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
-
A qualitative exploration of the experiences of transdermal alcohol sensor devices amongst alcohol service practitioners (South London, UK)
Brobbin, E., Parkin, S., Deluca, P. & Drummond, C., 2025, In: ADDICTION RESEARCH AND THEORY. 33, 1, p. 36-47 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Contingency management to promote treatment engagement in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: Findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial
Hemrage, S., Kalk, N., Shah, N., Parkin, S., Deluca, P. & Drummond, C., 11 Mar 2025, In: Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
The Use of Novel Stimulants in ADHD Self-Medication: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Holborn, T., Schifano, F., Smith, E. & Deluca, P., 10 Mar 2025, In: Brain Sciences. 15, 3, 20 p., 292.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Use of Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensors for Monitoring Alcohol Consumption After Detoxification With Contingency Management: Pilot Randomized Feasibility Trial
Brobbin, E., Drummond, C., Parkin, S. & Deluca, P., 14 Mar 2025, In: JMIR Human Factors. 12, e64664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure) -
A qualitative exploration of the experiences of transdermal alcohol sensor devices amongst people in receipt of treatment for alcohol use disorder
Brobbin, E., Parkin, S., Deluca, P. & Drummond, C., Jun 2024, In: Addictive Behaviors Reports. 19, 100544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)3 Downloads (Pure)
-
VRCET: Development, evaluation and testing of a VR enhanced CET intervention integrated with a wearable device to improve treatment outcomes, prevent relapse and aid recovery of people with cocaine dependence
Deluca, P. (Primary Investigator), Drummond, C. (Co-Investigator), Stahl, D. (Co-Investigator) & Valmaggia, L. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/05/2024 → 30/04/2027
Project: Research
-
Maudsley BRC: NIHR SLaM BRC
Hotopf, M. (Primary Investigator), Brose, L. (Co-Investigator), Brown, J. (Co-Investigator), Chalder, T. (Co-Investigator), Cleare, A. (Co-Investigator), Coleman, J. (Co-Investigator), Cunningham, J. (Co-Investigator), Dazzan, P. (Co-Investigator), Deluca, P. (Co-Investigator), Desrivieres, S. (Co-Investigator), Di Forti, M. (Co-Investigator), Dobson, R. (Co-Investigator), Drummond, C. (Co-Investigator), Dutta, R. (Co-Investigator), Egerton, A. (Co-Investigator), Emsley, R. (Co-Investigator), Gilchrist, G. (Co-Investigator), Gillett, A. (Co-Investigator), Goadsby, P. (Co-Investigator), Happe, F. (Co-Investigator), Hirsch, C. (Co-Investigator), Hoffmann, J. (Co-Investigator), Ismail, K. (Co-Investigator), Koutsouleris, N. (Co-Investigator), Lewis, C. (Co-Investigator), Marsden, J. (Co-Investigator), McAlonan, G. (Co-Investigator), McNeill, A. (Co-Investigator), Mehta, M. (Co-Investigator), Mondelli, V. (Co-Investigator), Moran, R. (Co-Investigator), Moss-Morris, R. (Co-Investigator), Neale, J. (Co-Investigator), Pariante, C. (Co-Investigator), Pile, V. (Co-Investigator), Powell, T. (Co-Investigator), Robson, D. (Co-Investigator), Rucker, J. (Co-Investigator), Schmidt, U. (Co-Investigator), Sonuga-Barke, E. (Co-Investigator), Stahl, D. (Co-Investigator), Stewart, R. (Co-Investigator), Strang, J. (Co-Investigator), Sweeney, A. (Co-Investigator), Turkheimer, F. (Co-Investigator), Vassos, E. (Co-Investigator), Wong, C. (Co-Investigator), Wykes, T. (Co-Investigator), Young, A. (Co-Investigator), Zahn, R. (Co-Investigator) & Zelaya, F. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/12/2022 → 30/11/2027
Project: Research
-
Development of a trial application to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adult dRug scrEening and brief interventionS in key hEalth, social care and justice setTings: The RESET PROJECT
Deluca, P. (Primary Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/04/2023 → 31/03/2024
Project: Research
-
MUP: Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment
Drummond, C. (Primary Investigator) & Deluca, P. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/09/2017 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research
-
Developing and evaluating interventions for patients with alcohol use disorders and common mental disorders comorbidity presenting through NHS services
Drummond, C. (Primary Investigator), Byford, S. (Co-Investigator), Deluca, P. (Co-Investigator), Hotopf, M. (Co-Investigator) & Neale, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/2017 → 31/01/2022
Project: Research