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Peer reviewedSchacter, Stanley – American Psychologist, 1982
Data indicate that addictive-appetitive disorders such as obesity, opiate use, and cigarette smoking are not (as most professionals believe) markedly resistant to long-term modification. Studies of nontherapeutic populations indicate that long-term self-cures of smoking, obesity, and drug use are relatively common events. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Drug Abuse, Eating Habits
