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In Appreciation: Bartley G. Hoebel (1935-2011)
APS Fellow and Charter Member Bartley Hoebel passed away due to cancer on June 11, 2011. Hoebel was best known for his research on food addiction, especially for his work showing that sugar can be
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The New Science Behind Your Spending Addiction
Newsweek: Like many colleges, Washington University in St. Louis offers children of its faculty free tuition. So Leonard Green, a professor of psychology there, did all he could to persuade his daughter to choose the
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Virginia Tech announces national addiction registry
Virginia Tech News: ROANOKE, Va., Oct. 6, 2011 – C.W. started getting high when he was only 13. “I started off sniffing gasoline out of a lawnmower, then moved on to beer, wine, and marijuana,”
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Neuroscientist traces roots of his drug addiction
CTV News: Mark Lewis spent 15 years hooked on just about any drug you can think of: alcohol, LSD, cocaine, heroin, opium, prescription painkillers. Today, he is a neuroscientist and professor of applied psychology at
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Remembrance: G. Alan Marlatt
APS Fellow and Charter Member G. Alan Marlatt died on March 14, 2011 at the age of 69. Marlatt was a professor of psychology at the University of Washington where he founded and directed the
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How a Light Lunch Could Help You Lose Weight
LiveScience: When we skimp on a meal, we usually end up feeling deprived, ultimately making up for it later by eating a little more — sometimes a lot more. But a new study shows that
