PAID Recovery Study

Qualified participants can earn up to $1,455 and 12 weeks of FREE therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Visit the "Recovery Study Page."

Ambivalence Model of Craving: Re-examining the craving-drinking relationship

This study, funded by NIAAA will examine how measuring both the desire to use and not use alcohol at the same time can predict drinking behaviors in people with alcohol use disorders. It will track changes in these desires before, during, and after a brief treatment, and see how they influence treatment initiation and retention.

Influence of Pretreatment Changes on Mechanism of Change Research

The program analyzes multiple treatment datasets to study how changes in drinking behavior before treatment affect effectiveness. Initial findings show that many people reduce their drinking before treatment, challenging the idea that significant changes only happen after starting treatment.

Craving and Disordered Eating/Compensatory Behaviors

We are working to understand the possible overlap and relationship between substance craving and disordered eating behaviors.