This week, as part of our Special Series on Addiction and Social Media, The DRAM reviews a study by Sandra Jones and colleagues examining the relationship between alcohol brand interaction on Facebook and increased drinking in young people. Read more →
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(9) - Under the peer influence: Heavy drinking beliefs in college students
This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Melissa Cox and colleagues that examined how beliefs about fellow first-year college students’ drinking habits relate to one’s own drinking. Read more →
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(8) - Drinking: Small changes make a big difference post-grad
This week, the DRAM reviews a study by Mark Prince and colleagues that examined whether drinking habits in college can predict problem drinking after college. Read more →
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(7) - Individual preferences in support for reducing drinking
This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Emma Davies and her colleagues that explored whether people’s intentions to reduce their drinking, and their preferred sources of support, are related to their drinking patterns and problems. Read more →
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(6) - Turn of the Century: Reasons why people did not seek help for drinking between 1991 and 2002.
This week, as part of our Special Series on Stigma and Addiction, The DRAM reviews a study by Karen Chartier and colleagues that examined changes over time in the most common reasons people give for not seeking help for their drinking. Read more →
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(5) - Contingency management for reducing alcohol use
This week, The DRAM reviews a study that tested the feasibility and efficacy of a remotely-delivered contingency management treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. Read more →
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(3) - Shots on goal: Depictions of drinking in sports betting commercials
This week, as part of our special series on Gambling Disorder, The DRAM reviews a study by Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez and colleagues that examines the depiction of alcohol consumption in online sports betting commercials. Read more →
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019
The DRAM, Vol. 15(2) - Which strategies could help me control my drinking?
This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Maria Dekker and colleagues that examined use of specific PBS among people with high- and low-risk drinking behaviors. Read more →
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Tuesday, January 08, 2019
The DRAM, Vol.15(1) - Front or back seat: Do patients with AUD prefer to make their own treatment decisions?
This week, The DRAM reviews a study that explored the treatment decision-making preferences of patients with AUD. Read more →
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
The DRAM, Vol.14(13) - Drinking before sex: Are people with Borderline Personality Disorder more at risk?
This week, The DRAM reviews a study that examined whether people who have BPD are at greater risk of regularly drinking before sex. Read more →
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Getting soberEditor's Note: Today's op-ed comes from a woman who describes her experiences with addiction, trauma, coming out, and a supportive same-sex relationship. We thank her for generously sharing her story with our readers. We hope that readers with the same kinds of experiences will feel less alone after reading this piece. This piece includes explicit descriptions of sexual violence, as well as drug use and its psychoactive effects, and readers who might struggle with cravings, especially for opioids or stimulants, should use their best judgement in reading this story. The 2018 Special Series on Addiction in the LGBTQ Community is...
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Gloria's StoryEditor’s Note: Today’s op-ed comes from a woman named Gloria who describes her experiences with gambling disorder. We thank Gloria for sharing her story with BASIS readers, because we believe that stories such as hers help raise awareness, reduce stigma, and, ultimately, improve lives. This op-ed is part of our Special Series on Gambling Disorder. My name is Gloria. I am 71 years old, a wife, a mother, a grandmother and I have a major gambling problem. Nine years ago my life fell apart. I got in trouble because of my gambling. When it all came out, my family was...
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Challenging addiction treatment: The intersection of policy, practice, & scienceEditor’s Note: Anjali Talcherkar authored this op-ed while completing the Division on Addiction’s Summer Research Mentorship. Anjali is working on a PhD in Mind Body Medicine and Integrative Mental Health from Saybrook University. You can learn more about her here. For more on Anjali Talcherkar's story, look for her soon-to-be-published book. Every year, about 27 million people worldwide misuse illicit drugs in a manner that puts them at risk for adverse health problems and even death. Too often we hear reports of famous people who suffer and die from substance misuse. On the local level, addiction can rip apart communities...