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Personalized Virtual Reality Future Selves Elicit Introspective Brain Activation in Early Substance Use Disorder Recovery

2026-01-24 addiction medicine Title + abstract only
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Substance use disorder (SUD) recovery typically requires transformative change and prioritizing long-term healthy goals. Unfortunately, successful recovery is threatened by relapse rates that often exceed 50% in the first year. We previously reported on an experiential virtual reality (VR) SUD recovery intervention using personalized future self-avatars that produced emotional engagement and positive behavioral change, ie, stronger connection with the future self and future rewards and reduced c...

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