An update of a prior review on the efficacy of combining behavioral therapy and nicotine replacement for smoking cessation.

Overview of monograph “Integrating Behavioral Therapies With Medications in the Treatment of Drug Dependence”

The realities of increasing demand and decreasing funding for treatment leave us with two options: continue trying to provide ever-diluted treatment in the traditional model or develop a well-planned system in which different levels and types of intervention are provided to people based on their needs and characteristics.

A summary of the broad literature on alcohol treatment outcome, emphasizing behavioral treatments.

A report on the efficacy of an outpatient treatment for cocaine based on behavior analysis and behavioral pharmacology.

Behavioral interventions for treatment of drug dependence involve systematic manipulation of a broad range of treatment conditions and are important for both understanding and treating features of these disorders.

Over the past 30 years, a range of behavioral interventions for drug dependence have been found effective in diminishing drug use; unfortunately, those interventions have not been widely adopted.

Although there are recognized physiological factors involved in hardcore addiction, the sine qua non for drug abuse/addiction is to be found in learning theory.

The truth is: you can't control all your behavior. We are all a little out of control. Some of us are seriously out of control. It is important to understand the causes of behavior and how to change it. We could all gain better control.