Areas of interest are experimental animal laboratory studies in behavioral pharmacology in which animal models of drug abuse are established for all phases of the addiction process: acquisition, steady-state (or maintenance), withdrawal and relapse (craving). Using these models, current pharmacological and behavioral techniques for prevention and reduction of drug abuse are tested.
Other areas of Dr. Carroll's interest are dietary factors and drug abuse, the interrelationship between eating disorders and chemical dependency, the behavioral economics of drug abuse, sex differences, hormonal influences, and the effects of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on learning and performance in children (in collaboration with Dr. Bernstein).
