Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information
	Sergio Fantini
	sergio.fantini@tufts.edu
	Professor

Opportunity:
	Compulsive buying in opioid dependent patients
Summary:
	The aim of this research is ultimately to examine the underlying neurobiologic similarities between substance abuse and behavioral expressions of addiction.
Contact Via:
	E-mail
What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?
	May-August 2009
Responsibilities for students?
	To conduct a 40-50 person study with 2 psychological instruments used in compulsive buying research to help us further characterize this population.