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Guercio, John M.; Johnson, Taylor; Dixon, Mark R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
The present investigation examined a behavior-analytic clinical treatment package designed to reduce the pathological gambling of 3 individuals with acquired brain injury. A prior history of pathological gambling of each patient was assessed via caregiver report, psychological testing, and direct observation of gambling behavior. Using an 8-week…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Addictive Behavior, Therapy, Neurological Impairments
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 2010
People in the United States, though only five percent of the world's population, consume two-thirds of the world's illegal drugs. People in the United States, though only five percent of the world's population, incarcerate 25 percent of the world's prisoners. It is no coincidence that of the 2.3 million inmates in U.S. prisons, 65 percent--1.5…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Mental Disorders, Drug Abuse, Costs