Mindfulness: An emerging treatment for smoking and other addictions?

Craving to quit: psychological models and neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness training as treatment for addictions

Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: results from a randomized controlled trial

What about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex?

Why is it so hard to pay attention, or is it? Mindfulness, the factors of awakening and reward-based learning

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: Moderation of the relationship between craving and cigarette use

Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction -- from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.

Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit

A simple way to break a bad habit

Harnessing curiosity turns the battle with bad habits, like smoking, into a journey of self-discovery and lasting change.

Mindfulness doubles the efficacy of traditional therapies in breaking addictions by anchoring awareness in the present moment.

Real transformation begins not with resistance but with curiosity, revealing the transient nature of cravings and their hold on us.