The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The DRAM, Vol. 15(4) - What did you expect? Alcohol outcome expectancies during Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

This week, The DRAM reviews a study that evaluated the role of alcohol outcome expectancies in the context of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for AUD. Read more →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →