The interaction between social factors and alcohol addiction is complex, with potential for
both positive and negative contributions to drug use and abstinence. Positive social …

Animal models of substance use disorders have been criticized for their limited translation.
One important factor behind seeking and taking that has so far been largely overlooked is …

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 …

Background We recently reported that operant social choice–induced voluntary abstinence
prevents incubation of methamphetamine craving. Here, we determined whether social …

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 …

Background selection models of substance use propose that individuals choose or self-
select into peer groups based on shared substance use histories. Few experimental studies …

Drug dependence is a serious health and social problem. Social factors can modify
vulnerability to developing drug dependence, acting as risk factors or protective factors …

Selection theories of drug use propose that individuals choose or self-select into peer
groups on the basis of perceived similarities with other group members with regard to their …

Rationale and objective Social factors play a critical role in drug addiction. We recently
showed that rats will abstain from methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and remifentanil self …

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 …