A review by Brown University researchers of studies about the popular abstinence challenge highlights the benefits of participation for the short and long term.
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Christopher Kahler, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Research Interests
alcohol, alcohol and smoking interactions, smoking cessation, 12-step mutual help programs, personality and addictions, Telehealth
Biography
Research Interests: 12-step mutual help programs, alcohol, alcohol and smoking interactions, Alcoholics Anonymous, co-use of alcohol and tobacco, hostility, item response theory, HIV in men who have sex with men, personality and addictions, positive psychology, smoking, smoking cessation, Telehealth
Recent News
Christopher Kahler, the director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown, provided commentary in this article.
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A Case for Addiction Science Advocacy
Karla Kaun argues that addiction researchers should talk about their work in their everyday lives. Those conversations can shape how drug, tobacco and alcohol use is studied in labs, taught in schools, treated in clinics and shaped by policy. Brown addiction researchers have a track record of success in exerting the influence of evidence.
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