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Thinking About Drinking: NIAAA Tackles Alcohol Abuse on Campus

“Come on, guys. Look at yourselves! All you do is study. I’m going to show you the true meaning of college: we’re gonna go out and party!” - Homer J. ... More>

Protective Behavioral Strategies as a Mediator and Moderator in Alcohol-Related Outcomes

In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Gabrielle D'Lima from Old Dominion University, Berkeley present her research on “Protective Behavioral Strategies as a Mediator and Moderator in Alcohol-Related Outcomes.” ... More>

Obituary

Remembrance: G. Alan Marlatt

Distinguished addiction researcher G. Alan Marlatt is remembered by friends and colleagues.... More>

Tasting Alcohol Helps Our Bodies Process It

It’s not just alcohol that makes us drunk — our thoughts about what we’re drinking can also influence our level of intoxication. That’s what Shepard Siegel of McMaster University concludes in a recent issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science.... More>

Understanding the Power of Stereotypes

Throughout his career Steele has been interested in processes of self-evaluation, in particular in how people cope with threatening self-images. This work has led to a general theory of self-affirmation ... More>