Importance Craving, which is a strong desire for drugs, is a newDSM-5diagnostic criterion
for substance use disorders (SUDs), which are the most prevalent, costly, and deadly forms …

According to learning‐based models of behavior, food cue reactivity and craving are
conditioned responses that lead to increased eating and subsequent weight gain. However …

High rates of relapse following substance misuse treatment highlight an urgent need for
effective therapies. Although the number of empirical studies investigating effects of …

This article provides a narrative review of studies that examined mechanisms of behavior
change in substance use disorder. Several mechanisms have some support, including self …

Almost everyone struggles to act in their individual and collective best interests, particularly
when doing so requires forgoing a more immediately enjoyable alternative. Other than …

In 2006, Eric Garland began to contemplate developing a mindfulness-based intervention
for the treatment of addiction. The overarching goal of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery …

Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in
the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for …

Bitter personal experience and meta‐analysis converge on the conclusion that people do
not always do the things that they intend to do. This paper synthesizes research on intention …

Objective: Opioid pharmacotherapy is now the leading treatment for chronic pain, a problem
that affects nearly one third of the US population. Given the dramatic rise in prescription …

This authoritative book--now revised and expanded with important clinical and research
advances--presents a proven approach for helping people meet the day-to-day challenges …