The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

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 →

Sobriety as an Act of Resistance for Black Womxn

Editor’s note: This op-ed was prepared by Khadi A. Oluwatoyin, founder of Sober Black Girls Club, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(10) – COVID-19-related social isolation stressors and their relationship to drinking behaviors in the general adult population

This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, The DRAM reviews a study by Samantha N. Sallie and colleagues that investigated how COVID-19-related stress may have affected drinking behaviors in the general adult population. Read more →

Cambridge Health Alliance's Experience During COVID: Providing Care to Our OUD Patient Population

Editor’s note: This op-ed was prepared by Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MMedEd as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19. Dr. Sokol is Director of Faculty Development and Pain/Addictions Curriculum within the Tufts Family Medicine Residency Program at Cambridge Health Alliance and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Read more →

Never Get Comfortable: How We Adapted Our Programming to Continue Serving People in Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was prepared by John McGahan, President/CEO of the Gavin Foundation, a non-profit organization in the Boston, Massachusetts area that offers residential, community, collaborative, and prevention programs for people in recovery from addiction. This op-ed is part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 26(9) - Gambling during COVID: The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behavior and gambling-related problems

This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, The WAGER reviews a study by David Hodgins and Rhys Stevens that examined the impact of COVID-19 on gambling behavior and gambling-related problems. Read more →

Introduction to the Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19

This month, The BASIS is highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people managing addiction. Throughout September, we will share scientific evidence and personal stories from individuals directly affected by addiction. Dr. Heather Gray, Director of Academic Affairs at the Division on Addiction, introduces our special series. Read more →

Moving beyond social norm misperceptions to address peer influence on young adult alcohol use

Editor’s Note: The following op-ed was prepared by Dr. Allecia Reid, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. This op-ed is part of our Black History Month Special Series. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 26(2) - Do teenage behaviors predict young adult gambling participation and problems?

Antisocial behaviors, gambling, and alcohol use as teenagers is associated with increased gambling participation and problems as young adults. Read more →

Pain, Power, and Prejudice in the United States

Editor's Note: This op-ed was prepared by Shruti Khandai, BA, BS, Emery Smith, Fathudin Abdullahi, Matthew D. Moore, JD, MPH, Charles Jonassaint PhD, and Michael Stanton, PhD. Shruti Khandai, Emery Smith, and Fathudin Abdullahi are students at California State University, East Bay. Matthew D. Moore, Charles R. Jonassaint, and Michael V. Stanton (@drmikestanton) are professors and colleagues. Matthew D. Moore is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the College of Community Health Sciences at University of Nevada, Reno. Charles R. Jonassaint is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Social Work and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh. Michael V. Stanton is Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at California State University, East Bay. This op-ed is part of our Black History Month Special Series. Read more →