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Impulsiveness, sensation-seeking characterize the caffeine-dependent

People who are dependent on caffeine tend to score higher on tests of impulsiveness and sensation-seeking than nondependent adults. The same is true…

Posted on Fri, 08/31/2007 - 03:00

Understanding How People Change Is First Step in Changing Unhealthy Behavior

Stages-of-change research has been used to develop dozens of behavior change programs, including HIV prevention, to help people live longer, healthi…

Posted on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 03:00

What does it mean that addiction is a brain disease?

BY ALAN I. LESHNER, PHDDirector, National Institute on Drug Abuse Development of an addiction begins with the voluntary decision to use drugs. No …

Posted on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 03:00

Pavlovian psychopharmacology

New research suggests that, in response to internal cues, the body learns to anticipate and counteract some physiological effects of drugs. BY SAD…

Posted on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 03:00

Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You

What is Anger? The Nature of Anger Anger is "an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage," according…

Posted on Sat, 02/26/2005 - 03:00

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