Substance Abuse, Habitual Behavior, And Self-control
Substance Abuse, Habitual Behavior, And Self-control

Author: Peter K. Levison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1000313549

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This collection of original essays by members of the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior offers innovative perspectives on self-control over the use of habituating substances and related types of behavior. The authors review the powerful social-psychological influences of normative rules and interpersonal circumstances in developing individual capacities for self-control in, for example, the use of heroin. They also look at experimental contingencies under which animals engage in self-harming behavior; the induction of exaggerated consumption behavior, such as massive fluid drinking by laboratory rats; and studies of environmental and genetic influences on neurophysiological sensitivity to and preference for alcohol in laboratory mouse strains. The concluding chapter presents an unorthodox perspective on ways of self-governing the consumption of cigarettes and other substances, recognizing the peculiarities of the processes of human choice. In his introduction, volume editor Peter Levison contrasts the diverse approaches reflected in the book with the common-sense notion of self-control.

Substance Abuse, Habitual Behavior, and Selfcontrol
Substance Abuse, Habitual Behavior, and Selfcontrol

Author: Peter K. Levison

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-13

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780367289140

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This collection of original essays by members of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior offers innovative perspectives on self-control over the use of habituating substances and related types of behavior. The authors review the powerful social-psychological influences of normative rules and interpersonal circumstances in developing individual capacities for self-control in, for example, the use of heroin. They also look at experimental contingencies under which animals engage in self-harming behavior; the induction of exaggerated consumption behavior, such as massive fluid drinking by laboratory rats; and studies of environmental and genetic influences on neurophysiological sensitivity to and preference for alcohol in laboratory mouse strains. The concluding chapter presents an unorthodox perspective on ways of self-governing the consumption of cigarettes and other substances, recognizing the peculiarities of the processes of human choice. In his introduction, volume editor Peter Levison contrasts the diverse approaches reflected in the book with the common-sense notion of self-control.

Commonalities in Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior
Commonalities in Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior

Author: Peter K. Levison

Publisher: Free Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: Nine contributed papers comprise a review and assessment of the scientific basis for a commonalities approach to research on substance abuse and habitual behavior. The papers are grouped under 3 principal types of commonalities: sociocultural (sociologic perspective of drug abuse; a cultural approach to troublesome habitual behaviors); psychological (environmental control; a learning theory approach; the addictive personality); and biological (opiate drug receptors; endophins and addictiveness; brain-behavior associations with endogenous opiods; and genetic considerations). Abused substances (e.g., ethanol) and maladaptive behaviors are discussed from the perspectives of the different disciplines (e.g., psychology, toxicology). (wz).

Goodbye Addiction Training Guide
Goodbye Addiction Training Guide

Author: Kristy Jenkins

Publisher: Estalontech

Published: 2022-05-18

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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According To WHO, 3 million deaths are caused just by alcohol consumption and 2.3 billion people are still current drinkers The rising prevalence among the global population is the key driver of the global health and wellness market. There are many reasons people get addicted to drugs, but you must gain insight into what draws you towards your substance of choice. Is it a means to cope with stress? Do drugs help numb you emotionally so you don’t have to feel emotional or physical pain? Are drugs a way to avoid responsibility, gain other’s approval or belong to a group? Anyone that is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol will benefit by going to rehab. These areas include goals for your physical and emotional health, relationships, occupational and spiritual aspirations. Rehab can help you understand where these boundaries get tangled up and show you ways to keep them healthy. Addiction and COVID-19 fuel each other to cause a global public health threat! The unique situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in various undesirable outcomes with respect to health and wellbeing. Lockdown, isolation, loss of job, financial burden, stress, depression, anxiety, phobia and lastly availability of plenty of leisure time all together put forward a fertile field on which behavioral addictions start growing relentlessly. Distressed person may take refuge in addictive substances, whichever is cheap and readily available to allay their negative feelings. COVID-19 and addiction are the two pandemics which are on the verge of collision causing major public health threat. While every effort must be taken to make the public aware of deleterious effects of SUD on COVID-19 prognosis, the resumption of deaddiction services and easier accessibility of prescription drugs are needs of the hour. Substance abusers typically take too little responsibility for their life and behavior while friends and family take on too much responsibility. It’s important that you peel back the layers of your behavior to understand what is behind your drug habits. With that being said, let’s check out some facts here… More than 23 million Americans have tried an Inhalant at least once in their lives. Almost 8% of all 12th graders had used Hallucinogens at least once as of 2020 Americans between the ages of 18 to 25 use Cocaine more than any other age group. About 15% of American men and about 13% of American women smoke cigarettes. About 20% to 30% of people who take prescription Opioids misuse them. Remember “The First Wealth Is Health”!!! Nobody wants to live with Paranoia, Depression, Anxiety, Aggression, Hallucinations, and Unworthiness. Long-term addiction can affect the ability to socialize and also end up hurting the people who love them the most. The relational boundary that typically helps people navigate a healthy relationship is often distorted or unclear in families where there is an addictive pattern. Thus, it can be very hard to break free from, and addiction can completely ruin a person’s life. So, Goodbye Addiction better explains about: How a person break-free from their habits and addictions? How to build better lifestyle? How to stop cravings and trigger points? The benefits of addiction rehab centers. Self-esteem, self-control, and determination as a sense of direction. Improve Your Physical and Mental Health By Learning All The Secrets Of Goodbye Addiction!! A comprehensive guide that will help your audience to learn how to break the addictive cycle to attain a more enriching lifestyle… As building new healthy habits and practices leads to a more successful existence!

Hard to Break
Hard to Break

Author: Russell A. Poldrack

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0691194327

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"Well-publicized research in psychology tells us that over half of our attempts to change habitual behavior fail within one year. Even without reading the research, most of us will intuitively sense the truth in this, as we have all tried and failed to rid ourselves of one bad habit or another. The human story of habits and the difficulty of change has been told in many books--most of which will make only a quick reference to dopamine or the 'lizard brain' before moving on to practical tips and tricks for behavior change. In contrast, [this book] will tell the brain's story about why behavior is so hard to change"--

Rewiring Your Self to Break Addictions and Habits
Rewiring Your Self to Break Addictions and Habits

Author: Angela Brownemiller Ph.D.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-11-25

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0313353891

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Considering the many ways people seek emotional pleasure, relaxation or escape in self-harmful ways - from excessive alcohol use and drug abuse to smoking, overeating, compulsive gambling, out-of-control spending and even lesser behaviors like habitual nail-biting - there are few of us who do not have, or know someone close who has, an addiction or habit they wish they could break. The problem common to all, says author Browne-Miller, is that psychological reactions to events have motivated behaviors which, in turn, have created biochemical reactions in the brain that actually wires it for repeating the habit or addiction. In this groundbreaking book, Browne-Miller explains simply and clearly how we can control our thoughts to rewire the brain and beat the pattern that spurs repeating harmful habits, and addictions.

Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Author: National Institute National Institute on Drug Abuse

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781500187361

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Drug and Alcohol Addiction - Preventing Drug Use and Abuse - The Facts - A Basic Introduction. The Perfect Introduction to the Subject of Drug Abuse for Nurses, Care Workers, Social Workers and Youth Workers.Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will. In fact, because drugs change the brain in ways that foster compulsive drug abuse, quitting is difficult, even for those who are ready to do so. Through scientific advances, we know more about how drugs work in the brain than ever, and we also know that drug addiction can be successfully treated to help people stop abusing drugs and lead productive lives.Drug abuse and addiction have negative consequences for individuals and for society. Estimates of the total overall costs of substance abuse in the United States, including productivity and health- and crime-related costs, exceed $600 billion annually. This includes approximately $193 billion for illicit drugs,1 $193 billion for tobacco,2 and $235 billion for alcohol.3 As staggering as these numbers are, they do not fully describe the breadth of destructive public health and safety implications of drug abuse and addiction, such as family disintegration, loss of employment, failure in school, domestic violence, and child abuse.Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Although the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary for most people, the brain changes that occur over time challenge an addicted person's self control and hamper his or her ability to resist intense impulses to take drugs.Fortunately, treatments are available to help people counter addiction's powerful disruptive effects. Research shows that combining addiction treatment medications with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure success for most patients. Treatment approaches that are tailored to each patient's drug abuse patterns and any co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and social problems can lead to sustained recovery and a life without drug abuse.

Behavioral Self-Control Training
Behavioral Self-Control Training

Author: Judy Lewis

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Published: 2000

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780205315253

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Eight therapy-specific videos co-developed by Dr. Jon Carlson and Dr. Judy Lewis to fill an important need in the field of addiction counseling. Each instructional tape features footage from an actual counseling session with real clients facilitated by an expert in the field. Approximately 90 minutes in length, each video follows a three-part format of instruction, demonstration, and follow-up discussion.

Habits in Relapse
Habits in Relapse

Author: Maria del Carmen Gonzalez Marin

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Drug addiction can be considered as a chronic brain disease with recurrent relapse during abstinence periods which remains the major problem for the treatment of drug addiction. Using an animal model of drug relapse, it has been shown that a rodent can reinstate a drug-seeking behavior when re-exposed to the drug itself, drug associated cues or stress. In our research group, we assessed the relative contribution of the different properties of cocaine, heroin and nicotine (incentive, discriminative and reinforcing) in food-seeking reinstatement, and in order to dissociate the discriminative from the reinforcing properties, rats were trained to self-administer a non-drug reward (food). We found that: 1) Cocaine and nicotine act as internal stimuli that acquires discriminative control over behavior, since cocaine and nicotine, but not heroin, can reinstate an extinguished food-seeking behavior when this behavior has been previously performed under the effects of cocaine and nicotine respectively. 2) Cocaine- and nicotine-induced reinstatement is independent of the current value of the outcome, which indicates that cocaine and nicotine control the activation of automatic, drug-related habitual behaviors. Then, in order to identify the way drugs of abuse lead to the formation of habits, we also examined the effects of cocaine sensitization at different stages of instrumental training for a food reward after outcome devaluation. We found that, globally, cocaine sensitization does not promote the development of habit-based behaviors. This series of experiments represent a first step in the comparison of automatic processes produced by cocaine and nicotine. If the activation of automatic, habit-based behaviors can be generalized to other drugs of abuse, we could consider that relapse to drug-seeking and drug-taking is partly under the control of automatic processes, which could explain the high probability of relapse, even after extended periods of abstinence and despite the knowledge of the adverse consequences.

7 Skills for Addiction-free Living
7 Skills for Addiction-free Living

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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In any stage of recovery, the question arises again and again: "How do I just stop doing something that feels like such a fundamental part of my life?" In this illuminating video, Dr. Reid Hester, a leading expert in evidence-based substance abuse treatment, shares his philosophy that all our not-so-healthy addictions and bad habits--including heavy drinking, smoking, overeating, and procrastination--can be changed following the same basic principles. With the help of a live studio audience in various stages of substance abuse recovery, Dr. Hester walks you through the four steps of behavioral change, starting with setting reasonable goals for change (including cutting back, or the "warm-turkey" approach), self-monitoring to see how deeply ingrained those old habits are, choosing rewards for incremental successes, and finally, finding new behaviors to take the place of the old ones. Through lively discussion, role-playing, and group and individual exercises, you will learn how to successfully achieve long-term changes to even those bad habits you have felt stuck with for years or decades. This video is part of the series 7 Skills for Addiction-Free Living, and is primarily geared towards people in recovery, as well as their family members and loved ones. It is also an excellent resource for educators and trainers in addiction counseling programs, as well as staff at recovery treatment centers. Therapists in private practice will want this in their library to lend to clients struggling with substance abuse. Keywords: 7 skills for addiction-free living, behavioral self control, Peter Palanca, recovery, 12-step, alcoholism, therapists, Counseling, counselling, Social Work, Social Worker, Therapy, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy.net, Therapist.--Supplied by publisher.