Alcohol control policies in Roanoke, Virginia

The Addiction Recovery Research Center, located at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke, Virginia, is dedicated to understanding and addressing the impact of addiction on individuals and society. Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC work at the intersection of behavioral study and neuroscience to target the impaired decision-making processes of people with addictive behaviors to understand their self-control deficits. The center utilizes cutting-edge technologies such as Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), and Brain Stimulation Approaches like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to study addiction and recovery. The Bar Laboratory and Smoking Laboratory provide realistic environments for participants to self-administer alcohol and nicotine-containing products, allowing for observation of real-time consumption behaviors.