Abstract:

Mindfulness meditation as a more beneficial approach to addictions has attracted increasing attention from researchers. Mindfulness meditation, whose practice involves consciously focusing on the experience of thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, is commonly defined as a method which pays attention to the present moment with an attitude of awareness, acceptance and non-judgment. The researcher conducted this paper in three perspectives, namely, the active role of the mindfulness meditation in modifying addictive behaviors, the importance of desire and pressure in it and the neural mechanism. As all studies up to now is preliminary, future explorations are expected to be further launched in areas like research methodology, explanatory mechanism, and application research.

Key words: mindfulness meditation, addictive behaviors, substance use disorders, craving