Think Outside the Cage: Subconscious Triggers Create Cravings

Who is the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition?

Our mission is to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado. We are a coalition of over 7,000 individual members and 112 organizations who have united to stop perpetual prison expansion in Colorado through policy and sentence reform.

Our chief areas of interest include drug policy reform, women in prison, racial injustice, the impact of incarceration on children and families, the problems associated with re-entry and stopping the practice of using private prisons in our state.

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Subconscious Triggers Create Cravings

This is a bit of a no-brainer for those who have been involved with people who are suffering from addictions. But now researchers can prove that it's often the subtle unnoticed things that cause people to deter from their convictions to stay clean.

ScienceDaily (Jan. 30, 2008) — Using a brain imaging technology called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), scientists have discovered that cocaine-related images trigger the emotional centers of the brains of patients addicted to drugs -- even when the subjects are unaware they've seen anything.

Science Daily