The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

ASHES, Vol. 19(6) - Smoking perceptions: Hong Kong smokers with chronic disease

This week, as part of the Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research, ASHES reviews a study by Laurie Long Kwan Ho and colleagues that examined perceptions of smoking and smoking cessation among people with chronic diseases in Hong Kong. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 19(6) – Discrimination, distress, and drinking among Asian Americans

This week, as part of the Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research, The DRAM reviews a study by Derek Kenji Iwamoto and colleagues that investigated the associations between racial discrimination, psychological distress, drinking to cope, and alcohol-related problems among Asian American college students. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 28(5) – Root causes of gambling in the Greater Boston Asian American community

This week, as part of our Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research, The WAGER reviews a study by Mia Han Colby and colleagues that investigated the systemic issues that contribute to gambling in the Greater Boston Asian American community. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 19(5) – White male masculine ideals and their effect on Asian American males

This week, as a part of our Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research, STASH reviews a study by Brian TaeHyuk Keum and colleagues that applied a culturally modified objectification framework to explain the link between gendered racism against Asian American males (both early generation and later generation immigrants) and risky substance use. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 19(5) - Health disparities among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders

This week, as a part of our Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research, ASHES reviews a study by Andrew Subica and colleagues that examined the mental health, substance misuse patterns, and treatment needs of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more →

Introduction to the Special Series on Asian American/Pacific Islander Addiction Research

This month, The BASIS is highlighting Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) addiction research. Throughout May, we will review recent research that examines forms of addiction among AAPI communities. Taylor Lee, Research Coordinator at the Division on Addiction, introduces our Special Series. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 19(4) – The pathway from socioeconomic status and educational attainment to mid-life heavy drinking among Black Americans

The DRAM reviews a study by Nina Mulia and colleagues that examined the pathway from low childhood socioeconomic position, through low level of educational attainment, and onward to mid-life heavy drinking among Black Americans. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 28(3) – Which path was taken? A revision to the pathways model of problem gambling

This week, as a part of our Special Series on Pathways to Addiction, The WAGER reviews a study by Lia Nower and colleagues that updated and revised the original pathways model. Read more →

Seeing Addiction as a Learning Disorder Changes Everything

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by Maia Szalavitz as part of our Special Series on Pathways to Addiction. Ms. Szalavitz is the author of Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction and Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction. She is also a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 19(3) – First impressions matter: Initial positive experiences with substance use predict the development of substance use disorders

This week, as part of our Special Series on Pathways to Addiction, STASH reviews a study by Neil Varshneya and colleagues that examined how initial positive experiences with substances predicts the likelihood of developing a substance use disorder later in life. Read more →