The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

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 →

Regulating Addictive Substances: It’s Time to Protect Our Teens

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by Sharon Levy, MD, MPH, Director of the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. This op-ed is part of our Special Series on Pathways to Addiction. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 19(3) – Passed down: Parental vaping predicts children’s vaping use

This week, as part of our Special Series on Pathways to Addiction, ASHES reviews a study by Jennifer Bailey and colleagues that examines the relationship between parental e-cigarette use and their children’s use. Read more →

Introduction to the Special Series on Pathways to Addiction

This month, The BASIS is highlighting pathways to addiction. Throughout March, we will review recent research on the risk factors for and pathways to addiction, and also share editorials from experts in the field of addiction science. John Slabczynski, Research Coordinator at the Division on Addiction, introduces our Special Series. Read more →

Young Adults and Gambling during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was prepared by Sasha Stark, PhD, Senior Researcher, Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices, Responsible Gambling Council. This op-ed is part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19.  Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(10) - Not just a virus: How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted behavioral causes of death in the United States

This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, STASH reviews a study by Jeremy Faust and colleagues that investigated whether the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the number of deaths due to drug overdose, homicide, unintentional injury, motor vehicle crash, and suicide in the United States. Read more →

How the Pandemic Affected Me

Editor’s note: This op-ed was written by Christopher Johnson as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 17(10) - Lighting up during lockdown: The effects of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on smoking behaviors among Italian adults

This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, ASHES reviews a study by Giulia Carreras and colleagues that investigated the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the smoking habits of Italian adults. Read more →