Sentences with phrase «addiction researcher»

A view widely accepted among addiction researchers is that drug abuse can cause the brain to form persistent, enduring associations between a drug and the environment in which it is purchased and consumed.

Genetics of Addiction is geared toward students of all experience levels, from undergraduate and graduate students who seek an introduction to the field, to experienced addiction researchers who wish to hone their genetic skills and knowledge.

But it works, says addiction researcher Nicola Metrebian

This self - assessment test, created in 1998 by psychiatrist Kimberly Young of Saint Bonaventure University in New York State, is an unofficial standard among Internet addiction researchers, and it consists of eight yes - or - no questions designed to separate online addicts from those who can manage their Internet use.

He is contemplating a return to medicine, he says, but for now he takes satisfaction in corresponding with addiction researchers from his Paris apartment and encouraging them to conduct further clinical trials of baclofen.

Addiction researcher Alexander Walley of Boston University says this argument does not tally with reality.

«From an addiction point of view, nicotine is a very unusual drug,» says addiction researcher Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In a recent study, food addiction researcher Nicole Avena, PhD, identified the most addictive foods.

Concerned parents and diligent drug addiction researchers (like me this week) searching for help on illegal drug use or addictive prescriptions are likely to stumble across the «Rat Park» example.

«It appears the kids who are heavily into drinking energy drinks are more likely to be the ones who are inclined toward taking risks,» Kathleen Miller, an addiction researcher who led a 2008 study on the subject, told The New York Times.

What's missing, says John Strang, an addiction researcher at King's College London, is solid science to back up anecdotal findings and policy decisions.

While it is not harmless, marijuana causes less harm and involves less risk of dependence than alcohol, tobacco and drugs such as benzodiazepines (which are prescribed as sedatives), cocaine and heroin,» says Enzo Tagliazucchi, an addiction researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience.

Drinking alcohol alters the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, says Maria Pagano, PhD, addiction researcher and associate professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Edited by Steven C. Hayes, a founder of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and a world renowned authority on mindfulness - based therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors features chapters by leading substance abuse and addiction researchers.