Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2003, Page 63
Electronic Version
Additional documents were published on www.culticstudiesreview.org at the time of the
print version.
2002 Report
Attention and Research on Social Addictions (AIS)
Editor's Note: We share this report with our readers in order that they may better
appreciate the professionalism and depth of experience of our colleagues in Barcelona. We
thank AIS. for translating their report into English. A.I.S. used to be known as
Asesoramiento e Informacion sobre Sectas, but is now know as Attention and Research on
Social Addictions. A.I.S. is located at Diagonal 430, 1º 1ª, Barcelona 08008, Spain. Its
Web site is: www.ais-sectas.org.
Purpose of the Association
The purpose of AIS is to widen the knowledge and social, health, legal and preventive
response of anomalies caused by social-addictions, understood as dependence disorders
not linked to the intake of chemical substances.
Services
1. Information and advice:
Telephone information service directed to:
General public interested in the phenomenon.
Target public.
Acceptance and advice for people affected:
Sufferers with general information requests or regarding specific groups.
If necessary, connect with experts like lawyers, psychiatrists, social workers,
Minor Protection Unit and police forces, among others, that may help to solve the
problem in those situations going beyond the services directly offered by the
Institution.
2. Information campaigns and participation in the media.
3. Prevention campaigns (civic centres, schools and secondary education institutes,
associations of parents of pupils (AMPAS).
4. Research and training of students (practical work) and professionals (doctoral theses) in
collaboration with university centres, foundations, and other teaching centers.
5. Preparation and publication of scientific and technical studies regarding the phenomenon.
6. Therapeutic aid to family members, addicts and ex-addicts.
7. Legal advice related to the phenomenon.
8. Documentation: an archive is available with 13.260 documents, a library with 1.021 books,
150 videos and 700 audiotapes corresponding to 122 identified groups working in our
country and 422 groups under observation.
Electronic Version
Additional documents were published on www.culticstudiesreview.org at the time of the
print version.
2002 Report
Attention and Research on Social Addictions (AIS)
Editor's Note: We share this report with our readers in order that they may better
appreciate the professionalism and depth of experience of our colleagues in Barcelona. We
thank AIS. for translating their report into English. A.I.S. used to be known as
Asesoramiento e Informacion sobre Sectas, but is now know as Attention and Research on
Social Addictions. A.I.S. is located at Diagonal 430, 1º 1ª, Barcelona 08008, Spain. Its
Web site is: www.ais-sectas.org.
Purpose of the Association
The purpose of AIS is to widen the knowledge and social, health, legal and preventive
response of anomalies caused by social-addictions, understood as dependence disorders
not linked to the intake of chemical substances.
Services
1. Information and advice:
Telephone information service directed to:
General public interested in the phenomenon.
Target public.
Acceptance and advice for people affected:
Sufferers with general information requests or regarding specific groups.
If necessary, connect with experts like lawyers, psychiatrists, social workers,
Minor Protection Unit and police forces, among others, that may help to solve the
problem in those situations going beyond the services directly offered by the
Institution.
2. Information campaigns and participation in the media.
3. Prevention campaigns (civic centres, schools and secondary education institutes,
associations of parents of pupils (AMPAS).
4. Research and training of students (practical work) and professionals (doctoral theses) in
collaboration with university centres, foundations, and other teaching centers.
5. Preparation and publication of scientific and technical studies regarding the phenomenon.
6. Therapeutic aid to family members, addicts and ex-addicts.
7. Legal advice related to the phenomenon.
8. Documentation: an archive is available with 13.260 documents, a library with 1.021 books,
150 videos and 700 audiotapes corresponding to 122 identified groups working in our
country and 422 groups under observation.
