The interaction of drugs with biologic targets is a critical area of research, particularly for the
development of medications to treat substance use disorders. In addition to understanding …

Rationale Social factors are important determinants of drug dependence and relapse.
Objectives We reviewed pre-clinical literature examining the role of social experiences from …

The social environment plays a critical role in determining the likelihood that an individual
will use drugs or will develop a drug use disorder. Recent evidence obtained from …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) negatively affects millions of people every year in the United
States, and effective treatments for AUD are still needed. The neuropeptide oxytocin has …

There is a considerable degree of individual vulnerability for alcohol use disorder (AUD) as
only a subpopulation of individuals who regularly consume alcohol develop AUD. It is …

Background Alcohol plays a complex role in society. A recent study showed that over half of
Irish adults drink hazardously. Adolescents report increased levels of alcohol consumption …

Social learning theories of drug abuse propose that individuals imitate drug use behaviors
modeled by social peers, and that these behaviors are selectively reinforced and/or …

Alcohol consumption is the number one public health concern in the university student
population. The heterogeneous nature of university students' consumption has recently …

There is a gap between neuroscientific research and clinical practice in addiction—and
some responsibility for that gap has been assigned to shortcomings of animal models …

Social-learning theories of substance use propose that members of peer groups influence
the drug use of other members by selectively modeling, reinforcing, and punishing either …