awareness in addiction), individuals who are addicted to drugs show an impaired ability to inhibit excessive drug taking. Impaired inhibitory control, which is a key operation in self-control, is also likely to contribute to engagement in criminal activities in order to procure the drug, and to underlie the impaired regulation of negative emotions, as suggested above. These impairments could also predispose individuals to addiction. Consistent with previous reports107, children’s self-control during their first decade of life predicts substance dependence in their third decade of life108.
