BACKGROUND: Relapse is a hallmark feature of cocaine addiction and a main challenge
for treatment strategies. Human studies indicate a link between impulsivity and increased …

Despite the strong association between impulsivity and addiction in humans, it is still a
matter of debate whether impulsive choice predisposes to, or results from, drug …

BACKGROUND:: Preventing relapse to drug use is a major challenge for drug addiction
treatment. We have recently shown that impulsivity predating drug-taking increases the …

Rationale There is growing clinical evidence for a strong relationship between drug
addiction and impulsivity. However, it is not fully clear whether impulsivity is a pre-existing …

Impulsivity, as measured by the delay-discounting task, predicts the acquisition of cocaine
self-administration and reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. The purpose of this study …

Background Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct that has recently been recognized as a
factor contributing to enhanced vulnerability to drug abuse. Objectives In the present review …

Drug dependence in humans is often accompanied by behavioral disturbances such as
maladaptive levels of impulsivity. In turn, there is accumulating evidence from preclinical …

Rationale The neural and psychological mechanisms underlying vulnerability to drug
addiction are poorly understood. Although a number of animal models have been …

Drug addiction can be considered an impulse control disorder in that addicts exhibit
increased impulsivity on both behavioural and self-report measures. We investigated …

Impulsivity and craving have been independently hypothesized to contribute to sustained
drug use and relapse in addiction. The primary focus of this project was to determine the …