This article updates a 2017 review on the effectiveness of digital interventions for reducing
alcohol use in the general population. An updated systematic search of the MEDLINE …

Objective: Population drinking trends show clear developmental periodicity, with steep
increases in harmful alcohol use from ages 18 to 22 followed by a gradual decline across …

Since its inception, the brain disease model of addiction (BDMA) has iteratively explained
the puzzle of addiction (why drug use persists despite harms) by appealing to various …

Multiple theoretical perspectives posit that drug use leads to biased valuation of drug‐
related reward, at the expense of naturally occurring rewarding activities (ie, reward …

Objective: A substantial number of people reduce their consumption of alcohol in the
absence of formal treatment; however, less is known about the mechanisms of change. The …

Objective: Behavioral economic theory suggests that alcohol risk is related to elevated
alcohol reinforcing efficacy (demand) combined with diminished availability of reinforcing …

Background Individuals with greater meaning in life tend to consume less alcohol. However,
research elucidating pathways through which meaning in life influences consumption is …

Background Cannabis demand (ie, relative value) is usually assessed as a trait-level risk-
factor for cannabis use and consequences. This study examined within-person variability in …

Obesity is a major health problem associated with disease burden and mortality. In this
context, analyzing food as a powerful reinforcer from a behavioral economics framework …

Background: Recent cognitive neuroscience models of value-based decision-making
suggest value-based choices for alcohol are sensitive to various inputs, such as context and …