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SAHARA Lab

The Sahara Lab has a new address:

"http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/clinical/sahara/index.html"

Experimental studies are conducted in the SAHARA (Studies on Alcohol, Health, and Risky Activities) Lab, one of six simulated barroom facilities in the country. These studies examine the potential mechanisms whereby alcohol intoxication contributes to risk-taking behavior through an effect on cognitive processes. The survey research examines the development of risk-taking behavior among adolescents and young adults, focusing on the reciprocal association between outcome expectancies and risk behavior. Empirically-based harm-reduction programs are directed towards the early detection and prevention of risk-taking behaviors among adolescents and young adults.