Mindfulness in Treatment Approaches for Addiction — Underlying Mechanisms and Future Directions
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Purpose of Review: While the treatment of addictive disorders proves to be challenging, new treatment approaches that evolved around the concepts of mindfulness and acceptance have been utilized and investigated in recent years. Our goal is to summarize the efficacy and possible underlying mechanisms of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) in addictive disorders. Recent Findings: Various meta-analyses have suggested that MBIs show clinical efficacy in the treatment of addictive disorders. Considering the factors that impact addictive disorders, MBIs have been indicated to augment responsiveness to natural rewards in contrast to addiction-related cues as well as to increase top-down cognitive control, decrease subjective and physiological stress perception, and enhance positive affect. Summary: In summary, MBIs hold promise in treating addictive disorders while larger randomized controlled trials with longitudinal study designs are needed to confirm their utility. Newest clinical endeavors strive to enhance the clinical utility of MBIs by augmentation or personalization.
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Increased mindfulness is proposed to alleviate cue-induced craving, increase top-down control, help emotional regulation, and reduce distress among individuals who use substances.
“Increased mindfulness is proposed to alleviate cue-induced craving, increase top-down control, help emotional regulation, and reduce distress among individuals who use substances [43,44].”
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“A more recent review of 22 studies concluded that ACT alone or in combination with other treatments was effective in reducing substance use [24].”
BackgroundDecoupling as a Mechanism of Change in Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Literature Review
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“In line with that, a review of acceptance- and mindfulness-based approaches suggests that decoupling — reduction of the associations between different internal experiences or explicit behavior — might be a central underlying mechanism ofMBIs in the treatment of addiction [54].”
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“EMA confirmed that positive affect regulation was increased during treatment with MORE, and that positive affect was associated with reduced risk for opioid abuse [90].”
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“In SUD patients, reduced stress as an outcome of MBRP also positively impacted on post-treatment substance use as a mediator [92].”
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“Two meta-analyses, however, concluded thatMBIs are not of superior efficacy as already implemented treatment approaches [12, 24].”
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“In line with these findings, another cohort of opioid users was assessed after 8 weeks of MORE and cue-reactivity was measured on a neurophysiological level via electroencephalogram (EEG) [59, 60].”
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Short-term mindful breath awareness training improves inhibitory control and response monitoring
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“In line with these findings, another cohort of opioid users was assessed after 8 weeks of MORE and cue-reactivity was measured on a neurophysiological level via electroencephalogram (EEG) [59, 60].”
MethodSurvival Analysis of Drug Abuse Relapse in Addiction Treatment Centers
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“Various mechanisms are involved in the emergence, progression, and maintenance of addictive disorders and treatment is vastly difficult, which is reflected by high rates of relapse [2, 3].”
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Brief mindfulness session improves mood and increases salivary oxytocin in psychology students
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“an MBI intervention was compared to CBT approaches in a group of patients with problem gambling [27].”
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“In addition, cardiac-autonomic reactivity to natural rewards was more pronounced in the treatment group [57, 58].”
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“Another recent physiological study revealed that MBRP in SUD patients led to higher cardiac vagal control reflected by higher heart rate variability (HRV) and lower anxiogenic stress reactivity [94].”
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“Among opioid misusers, MORE has been shown to increase inhibitory control in the face of negative emotional distractors in an Emotional Go/NoGo Task [80], and to modify addiction-related attentional bias among people with alcohol use disorder [81] and those engaged in opioid misuse [82].”
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“A brief MBI also led to enhanced response inhibition indicated by neurophysiological markers during an EEG recorded Go/NoGo task in smokers [78].”
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“In deprived smokers that were exposed to a stressor, a brief MBI decreased the anxiogenic stress reactivity as indicated by subjective measures, but a buffering effect on physiological stress responses could not be discovered [95].”
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“For instance, it was suggested that participants with lower substance use severity are more prone to profit fromMBIs [93, 107].”
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“Emotional response inhibition was furthermore correlated with the length of mindfulness practice as well as nonreactivity and reduced pain severity at follow-up [76].”
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“Currently undergoing research investigates the effect of virtual reality cueexposure in addition to an MBI in methamphetamine use disorder patients [104].”
BackgroundBrief mindfulness training increased glutamate metabolism in the anterior cingulate cortex
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“Additionally, increases in prefrontal activation during an executive attention task, white matter volume, and increased glutamate metabolism in prefrontal regions such as the anterior cingulate cortex were associated with brief mindfulness interventions [73, 74].”
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“Further research in behavioral addictions has been limited so far to the investigation of trait mindfulness [33] and case-reports [34].”
BackgroundMindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
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“However, neuromodulation with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in addition to an MBI in AUD participants has shown that, although the MBI was effective in reducing drinking as well as cue-reactivity, the stimulation did not improve the efficacy of the treatment [35].”
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“Further research in behavioral addictions has been limited so far to the investigation of trait mindfulness [33] and case-reports [34].”
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“Recently, salivation was found to be an adequate marker of cue-reactivity and the application of MORE led to reduced subjective craving as well as salivation in response to substance cues in opioid users [61].”
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Lower Mindfulness is Associated with Problematic Social Media Use: A Meta-Analysis
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“Trait or dispositional mindfulness is characterised by a general tendency for non-critical attentional focus on present experiences, cognitions, perceptions, and emotions (Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
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“In summary, existing research indicates that mindfulness practice can positively alter neurocognitive mechanisms associated with the development, maintenance, and resolution of symptoms of PUI and other addictive disorders (Brandtner et al., 2022; Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
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“Research indicates that mindfulness is related to self-regulatory control of behavioral impulses with a growing literature addressing the implications in the context of addictive behavior [23, 24] and other externalizing and internalizing psychological problems [25, 26].”
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“Mindfulness can effectively improve the symptoms of internet addiction (Rosenthal et al., 2021), and this improvement is long-term (Calvete et al.”
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“”[24] Many studies reported similar results in a study of mindfulness applied in addiction individuals such as food addiction[25] and substance abuse.”
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Self-citationDispositional Mindfulness and Neural Activity in Youth: A Systematic Review
Celen, Z., Merglen, A., Saccaro, L. F., & Piguet, C. (2024) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-024-02333-6 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
“Mindfulness-based interventions have become increasingly applied in medicine and psychology for psychiatric and physical disorders (such as review for MBI effects on anxiety and depression: Hofmann & Gómez, 2017; chronic pain: Majeed et al., 2018; addiction: Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
Fendel, J. C., Bürkle, J. J., & Schmidt, S. (2025) · Journal of Behavioral Addictions · doi:10.1556/2006.2025.00052 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
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“In addition, MM can effectively restructure the response of drug addicts to drug and natural reward cues 31 – 33 , with corresponding reductions in the FC between the sub-genual anterior cingulate cortex (sACC), insula, and striatum 31 .”
Holtzman, S., Bakker, A. M., Godard, R., Wiebe, S., & Avnoor, A. (2025) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-025-02665-x · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“Our results are also in line with research and theory highlighting self-control as a central mechanism of MBIs (Brandtner et al., 2022; Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
InfluentialRosenthal, A., Haslacher, D., Garbusow, M., Pangratz, L., Apfel, B., Soekadar, S. R., Romanczuk‐Seiferth, N., & Beck, A. (2024) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-024-06085-4 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“These strategies directly address the mechanisms underlying addiction, such as cue reactivity, loss of cognitive control, and impairment of interoceptive processing, as highlighted in numerous studies [9, 10].”
BackgroundSelf-citationAttachment styles, emotion regulation difficulties and mindfulness in substance use disorder
Çelik, F. G. H., Kiraz, S., & Hocaoğlu, Ç. (2023) · Journal of Substance Use · doi:10.1080/14659891.2023.2275019 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“Mindfulness skills are used effectively to achieve remission and cope with relapse in SUD (Cavicchioli et al., 2019; Korecki et al., 2020; Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
Freedom from Within: A Meta-Analytic Review of Mindfulness Meditation-Based Interventions in Prisons
Pankovics, N., & Martinovic, M. (2024) · European journal of behavioral sciences · doi:10.33422/ejbs.v7i2.1251 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“A similar pattern was identified within emergent research (see Rosenthal et al., 2021; Tang et al., 2016) on the causes and maintenance of addiction, wherein the core processes that led to habitual substance misuse included increased avoidance-oriented coping, impaired self-control, cravings and…”
BackgroundMindfulness for internet use disorder: a study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Neuroeconomic Insights on Addiction
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The Importance of Self-Compassion in Student Well-Being
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The Twelve-Step Path? Mindfulness and Ethics in Buddhist Addiction Recovery Literature
Hartmann, C. (2024) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-024-02355-0 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“…reviews in just the last six years, see Garland et al. 2018; Kadri et al., 2020; Kirlic et al., 2021; Korecki et al., 2020; McClintock et al. 2021; Rosenthal et al., 2021; Schwebel et al., 2020), and even Buddhist mindfulness’s convergence with Twelve-Step (Dermatis & Egelko, 2014), there is much…”
Unravelling the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Problematic Social Media Use in Youth
Galli, E., Sannino, M., Dridi, Z., & Giancola, M. (2025) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph22101479 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“By breaking the self-reinforcing compensatory cycle that sustains PSMU, trait mindfulness, particularly acceptance, could serve as a protective factor that not only reduces the frequency of mal-adaptive social media use but also promotes more adaptive self-regulatory strategies [6,53].”
Yoon, A. S., Park, Y., Kim, M. A., Chiu, I.-M., Solomon, P., Kim, S. J., Oh, H., & Kuyken, W. (2025) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-026-02855-1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“…is supported by meta-analyses showing that mindfulness can increase cognitive regulation, decrease perseverative cognition and emotional arousal, and reduce attentional bias and subjective and physiological stress perceptions (Friese et al., 2012; Garland et al., 2014; Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
Ghazanfari, M., & Lavasani, F. F. (2021) · international journal high risk behaviors & addiction · doi:10.5812/ijhrba.116646 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
The Relationship Between Smartphone Addiction, Mindfulness and Impulsivity
Kwak, J., Seong, G., Park, J. Y., Jung, Y., & Lee, D. (2022) · Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry · doi:10.37122/kaap.2022.26.2.70 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Gawrysiak, M. J., Loomis, D., Armao, M., Gillooly, E., Kearns, L., & Walsh, J. C. (2023) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-023-02136-1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“A growing body of work supports the use of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for SUDs (Rosenthal et al., 2021), and emerging findings suggest the utility of MBIs for ACE-exposed individuals (Moyes et al., 2022).”
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“Additionally, mindfulness improves decision-making by enhancing cognitive flexibility and impulse control, enabling individuals to make conscious, reasoned choices instead of engaging in impulsive behaviors, such as substance use with regular practice (Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
Lomas, C. (2025) · Journal of Addictive Diseases · doi:10.1080/10550887.2025.2464356 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
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“MI training has been shown to reduce UUI episodes [19], and has reduced cue reactivity in anxiety [20] and addiction [21], even after very brief training [20].”
Lord, S. E., & Rao, D. (2025) · Annals of Medicine · doi:10.1080/07853890.2025.2486585 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Neurobiological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Interventions in Behavioral Addictions
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Borderline Personality and Substance Use Disorder: the Role of Attachment Styles and Mindfulness
Rueda, B., Diego, G. A., Aguirre, U., Herrero, M., & Estévez, A. (2025) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-025-10238-4 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“…better differentiation and description of emotional experi - ence, reduces cognitive fusion with internal events and reac - tivity to emotional states, allowing the person to better adapt to the environment and improve their emotional well-being (Chambers et al., 2009; Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
Brief mindfulness intervention for adults with cannabis use disorder: A randomised clinical trial
Lorenzetti, V., McTavish, E., Thomson, H. M., Clemente, A., Rendell, P. G., Terrett, G., Greenwood, L., Freeman, T. P., Kamboj, S. K., & Manning, V. (2025) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112909 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
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“It has been proposed that these interventions reduce subjective and physiological stress, increase cognitive control and decrease the effect of addiction-related cues on behavior (24).”
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“Further, according to this study, the study also implements techno-logically improved ways that have been considered useful in enhancing the efficacy of mindfulness interventions (Rosenthal et al., 2021).”
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- Authors
- Rosenthal, A., Levin, M. E., Garland, E. L., & Romanczuk-Seiferth, N.
- Affiliations
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Utah State University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Venue
- Current Addiction Reports
- Published
- 2021-05-15
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 282-297
- ISSN
- 2196-2952 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3161009659
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 108
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 5.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Current Addiction Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Universitätsbibliothek der FU Berlin Hochschulschriftenstelle u. Dokumentenserver (cc-by)
- Funders
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, addiction treatment, addiction, acceptance, top-down cognitive control, perceived stress, positive affect, natural reward, personalized treatment
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