An ideographic study into physiology, alcohol craving and lapses during one hundred days of daily life monitoring

Lier, Hendrika G. van; Noordzij, Matthijs Leendert; Pieterse, Marcel E.; Postel, Marloes G.; Vollenbroek-Hutten, Miriam Marie Rosé; Haan, Hein A. de; Schraagen, Jan Maarten

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100443

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“…Many individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) experience several relapses after treatment and a decreased quality of life because of the chronic nature of the disorder [2]. As a result, more research is urgently needed to understand the multilayered mechanism of craving which was found to be a significant predictor of relapse [3][4][5] and is the biggest obstacle while treating AUDs [6].…”

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The Impact of Cue-Elicited Multisensory Imagery on Alcohol Craving: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Kiyak,

Deluca,

Norton

et al. 2023

Eur Addict Res

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Introduction: Elaborated intrusion theory suggests that imagery is central to craving; however, the possibility that cue-elicited multisensory imagery produces such urges has not been studied enough in the literature. Thus, we investigated the role of cue-elicited multisensory imagery on alcohol craving in individuals who are hazardous and social drinkers compared to mental and neutral imagery conditions. Methods: In an online experiment, hazardous and social drinkers (N = 348) between 18 and 45 years old were randomised to multisensory, mental, and neutral imagery exposure. The level of craving intensity was measured before and after imagery exposure. Also, participants rated vividness and sensory features scales after the exposure. Results: The level of craving was significantly higher in multisensory imagery condition compared to neutral condition (b = 1.94, p < 0.001, SE = 0.30, t(344) = 6.52, standardised mean difference [SMD] = 0.89) and in mental imagery condition compared to neutral condition (b = 1.82, SE = 0.30, t(344) = 6.52, p < 0.001, SMD = 0.83). The difference between the level of craving intensity between the multisensory and mental was not significant (b = 0.12, SE = 0.22, t(344) = 0.53, p = 0.594, SMD = 0.06). Moreover, craving intensity in response to multisensory versus neutral imagery was significantly stronger among hazardous drinkers (b = −2.90, SE = 0.83, t(341) = −3.50, p < 0.001). The level of vividness was not significantly different between any conditions. The difference between levels of sensory features was higher in multisensory imagery condition compared to neutral (b = 0.95, SE = 0.30, t(345) = 3.17, p = 0.002, SMD = 0.49) and mental imagery condition (b = 0.67, SE = 0.23, t(345) = 2.36, p = 0.004, SMD = 0.35). Conclusion: Results suggest that cue-elicited multisensory imagery may be a useful tool for eliciting alcohol craving responses and provide an additional means for better understanding the multi-layered mechanism of craving.

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The Impact of Cue-Elicited Multisensory Imagery on Alcohol Craving: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Kiyak,

Deluca,

Norton

et al. 2023

Eur Addict Res

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“…Evidence suggests that frequent substance abuse has increased among young adults, some of whom have difficulty quitting (Hsiung et al, 2022). Previous studies have reported a strong relationship between instantaneous drug craving and subsequent drug abuse behavior among abusers, especially young adults (Badie et al, 2020;van Lier et al, 2022;Wang et al, 2021). Interventions based on associative learning and reinforcement aim to reduce the prevalence of drug abuse by boosting the management skills of drug craving, like mindfulness and subsiding unhelpful emotion regulation strategies such as avoidance or suppression (Enkema et al, 2021).…”

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Effects of Reality Therapy on Drug Cravings and Mental Health of Clients of Therapeutic Community Centers

Hosseini,

Eftekhar Saadi,

Johari Fard

2023

JCCNC

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Background: Substance abuse disorders are associated with serious medical and psychiatric problems. Besides the undesirable side effects following drug-assisted treatment in drug abusers, sudden discontinuation of drug use can cause unpleasant symptoms. This study investigated the impact of reality therapy (RT) on drug cravings and mental health among clients of therapeutic community (TC) centers in Ahvaz City, Iran, in 2022. Methods: This quasi-experimental study adopted a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The study population consisted of all clients of TC centers of Ahvaz in 2022. Of whom 40 clients were selected as the sample using convenience sampling. In the next step, they were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups (20 subjects in each group). The data were collected by using the desires for drug questionnaire (DDQ) and the general health questionnaire 28 (GHQ-28). The subjects in the experimental group attended eight 90-minute sessions of RT, whereas those in the control group received no intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The significance level of all tests was considered to be ≤0.05. Results: RT significantly affected drug cravings and mental health of the clients of TC centers (P<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the study findings, RT is recommended for reducing drug cravings and improving mental health of people undergoing drug rehabilitation.

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“…Indeed, craving is involved in the long-term maintenance of abstinence in SUDs, as well as having an important impact on the development of the disorder itself and on the course of the treatment (2)(3)(4). Craving is defined as an abrupt urge to consume the target substance (5)(6)(7), which often escalates into compulsively seeking the substance and other behaviors related to substance use (8,9).…”

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Study protocol—Evoked craving in high-dose benzodiazepine users

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Benzodiazepine (BDZ) abuse, especially concerning high doses of BDZs, is an impairing substance use disorder (SUD) that is often difficult to treat. Craving and cue reactivity (CR) are two important phenomena that have a prominent role in maintaining addiction and triggering relapses in BDZ abuse; nevertheless, they have rarely been addressed in scientific literature. The present study aims to fill these gaps by implementing a highly innovative virtual reality (VR) design to assess the impact of substance-related environmental cues on BDZ craving, as well as their influence on patients’ affective states. Therefore, on one hand, this research will contribute to the assessment of VR feasibility in the study of these phenomena, and, on the other, it will help disentangle the role that CR and craving have on mood and attention, which are equally important factors to consider when treating SUDs. We will recruit a healthy control group and a patient group comprising people seeking treatment for BDZ detoxification. The experimental design will consist of the presentation of three VR scenarios, one neutral, one BDZ-related but without BDZ cues, and another with BDZ cues. The craving will be measured through a virtual analog scale (VAS); the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and Alcohol Attention Scale (AAS) questionnaires in a modified version will also be administered. We will additionally control for VR-induced feelings of sickness by administering the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), and the Presence Questionnaire (PQ) will be used to investigate participants’ sense of presence in virtual environments. We expect patients to exhibit higher levels of craving, and that the craving will be higher after exposure to a cue-related virtual environment as compared to a neutral scenario.

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An ideographic study into physiology, alcohol craving and lapses during one hundred days of daily life monitoring

Cited by 3 publications

References 83 publications

The Impact of Cue-Elicited Multisensory Imagery on Alcohol Craving: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The Impact of Cue-Elicited Multisensory Imagery on Alcohol Craving: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Effects of Reality Therapy on Drug Cravings and Mental Health of Clients of Therapeutic Community Centers

Study protocol—Evoked craving in high-dose benzodiazepine users

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