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"Cravings" are ambiguous: ask about urges or desires
L T Kozlowski1, R E Mann, D A Wilkinson
1Clinical Institute, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
Addictive Behaviors
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Despite the dictionary definition of "craving" (a strong desire), two studies indicate that a substantial percentage of persons with alcohol and drug problems use the word "craving" to mean any desire or urge, even a weak one, to use substances. Researchers and clinicians are advised to beware of this ambiguity of "craving" and to consider the conceptual status of "craving" in their work.