The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

STASH, Vol. 14(12) - Recovery is impacted by our social connections

This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, STASH reviews a study by Elizabeth Elms and colleagues that explored how peer substance use habits relate to successful self-directed recovery. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 14(12) - Bad moods and anxious feelings: Factors influencing self-guided quit attempts

This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, ASHES covers a study by Kirsten Langdon and colleagues that investigated the influence of anxiety sensitivity and negative affect on people who are attempting to quit smoking on their own. Read more →

The Natural History of My Research on the Natural History of Gambling Disorder

In an op-ed today, Dr. Wendy Slutske describes how she came to study self-directed change among people with Gambling Disorder as well as the results of some of these studies. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol.14(12) - Always an alcoholic? Drinking identity transitions in self-directed alcohol recovery

This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, The DRAM reviews a study by Kevin Montes and colleagues that examined the relationship between self-identification as a problem drinker and the course of self-directed recovery from alcohol use disorder. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 23(11) - Do people with severe gambling-related problems recover on their own?

This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, The WAGER reviews a study by Vladyslav Kushnir and colleagues that explores how changes in severity of gambling-related problems and gambling behaviors over time relate to self-directed change. Read more →

Introduction to the Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery

Today, we launch the Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, to celebrate the many pathways to recovery. Read more →