It was suggested in 1986 that cue-induced cocaine craving increases progressively during
early abstinence and remains high during extended periods of time. Clinical evidence now …

This article updates the evidence‐based on couple and family therapy interventions for
substance use disorders (SUD) since publication of the previous JMFT reviews in 2012. It …

Addiction treatment has not been appreciably improved by neuroscientific research. One
problem is that mechanistic studies using rodent models do not incorporate volitional social …

Social reinforcement-based treatments are effective for many, but not all, people with
addictions to drugs. We recently developed an operant rat model that mimics features of one …

The community reinforcement approach (CRA) has been applied in the treatment of
disorders resulting from alcohol, cocaine and opioid use. The objectives were to review the …

It is difficult to translate results from animal research on addiction to an understanding of the
behavior of human drug users. Despite decades of basic research on neurobiological …

This article updates the evidence base on outpatient behavioral treatments for adolescent
substance use (ASU) since publication of the previous review completed for this journal by …

Background Psychostimulant misuse is a continuously growing medical and social burden.
There is no evidence proving the efficacy of pharmacotherapy. Psychosocial interventions …

Context The prevalence of heroin and other opioid use has markedly increased among
adolescents in the last decade; however, virtually no research has been conducted to …

Background Problem alcohol use is common among people who use illicit drugs (PWID)
and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor contributing to …