While the majority of the regular consumers of alcohol controls their consumption well over
life span and even takes instrumentalization benefits from it, a minority, but yet high total …

Cannabis use has risen dramatically in recent years due to global decriminalization and a
resurgence in the interest of potential therapeutic benefits. While emerging research is …

Background: The reward deficiency syndrome (RDS) integrates psychological, neurological,
and genetic factors of addictive, impulsive, and compulsive behaviors. However, to date, no …

Abstract Background and Aims Individual differences in DSM‐IV personality disorders (PDs)
are associated with increased prevalence of substance use disorders. Our aims were to …

A feature of human culture is that we can learn to consume chemical compounds, derived
from natural plants or synthetic fabrication, for their psychoactive effects. These drugs …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a mounting public health problem with substantial morbidity
and mortality. Stress involvement in the course of OUD is generally accepted, but little is …

Background and aims Anhedonia—a transdiagnostic psychopathological trait indicative of
inability to experience pleasure—could lead to and result from adolescent marijuana use …

Adolescence is defined as the gradual period of transition between childhood and
adulthood that is characterized by significant brain maturation, growth spurts, sexual …

Objective To examine the associations between personality traits and suicidal ideation (SI)
and attempt (SA) in mood disorder patients and community controls. Method We recruited …

Deviance proneness models propose a multilevel interplay in which transactions among
genetic, individual, and family risk factors place children at increased risk for substance use …