APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Different Sides of the Same Addiction Coin: Common Patterns of Hormone Responses in Problem Gamblers and Heavy Smokers
- Stephanie Wemm
The State University of New York, Albany - Edelgard Wulfert
University at Albany, State University of New York - Zhimin Cao
New York State Department of Health
Abstract
We compared hormone levels (the DHEA and its sulfate, DHEA-S, to cortisol ratio) at baseline and in response to a stressor in problem gamblers, heavy smokers, and healthy controls. Similar patterns of a blunted stress response emerged in gamblers and heavy smokers, suggesting a common physiological vulnerability to stress.
Substance Abuse
