The habitual brain: An "adapted habit" theory of substance use disorders

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 503-526

  Newlin, David B ^a   Strubler, Kevin A ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Addiction; Automaticity; Habit; Habit formation; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HABIT; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AFFECT; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMATISM; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DRUG TOLERANCE; HABITS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34250161330     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080601144606     Document Type: Article

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