Toward a Behavioral Science of Smartphone Use
You’re behind the wheel. You’re traveling 60 mph. Your phone vibrates. Eyes still on the road, you reach for it. You look at your phone-screen for 2 seconds. How far …
ABAI 2020: Sessions Related to Addiction Research and Treatment
With the ever-changing situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, ABAI will be holding their 46th annual conference virtually this week from May 21st – 25th. Despite this different landscape, I am …
Why You Might Want, But Not Choose, A Better Life
1 50 years ago, a researcher named Walter Mischel and his colleagues ran a series of experiments that are now often referred to as the Marshmallow Test. The basic premise …
Drugs Don’t Cause Addiction
Do drugs cause addiction? While this seems like a simple question that should come with a simple answer, the reality is much more complex. Of course, a person cannot become …