The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

The WAGER, Vol. 26(13) - Pay to play too much?: Gambling and pay-to-win video games

This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Fred Steinmetz and colleagues that looked at risks related to gambling and pay-to-win (P2W) video games. Read more →

The BASIS Year-In-Review: 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, we look back with gratitude on all that we’ve been able to accomplish with The BASIS, not just during this past year but for all 26 years since we first launched this resource. We’re grateful for readers like you who visit The BASIS to learn more about addiction science, and we’re grateful for the researchers whose work we summarize and the writers whose opinions we share via op-eds. And we’re especially grateful to organizations whose funding helps support The BASIS, including this year’s Special Series sponsor, the Greater Boston Council on Alcoholism. (Learn... Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(13) - Internet gaming: A new problem in the pandemic?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Taika Oka and colleagues on the impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence and risk factors of probable Internet Gaming Disorder and Problematic Internet Use. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 17(13) - Path2Quit, a culturally-specific tobacco cessation text-messaging intervention

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Monica Webb Hooper and colleagues that examined the effectiveness of a culturally-specific tobacco cessation text messaging intervention for African American adults facing economic disadvantages. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(13) - Home life in the balance: Drinking and work-family conflict

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Sandra Kuntsche and Emmanuel Kuntsche that examined the association between work-family conflict, coping motives, and alcohol use among parents of preschoolers in Switzerland. Read more →