Interrelationships between Marijuana Demand and Discounting of Delayed Rewards: Convergence in Behavioral Economic Methods

Highlights • This study was designed to test the reinforcer pathology model of addictive behavior. • Demand and Delay Discounting (DD) do not exhibit a synergistic relationship with respect to marijuana. • Demand and DD are independent risk factors for problematic marijuana use. • Findings provide s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-12, Vol.169, p.141-147
Hauptverfasser:	Aston, Elizabeth R, Metrik, Jane, Amlung, Michael, Kahler, Christopher W, MacKillop, James
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictions Adolescent Adult Area under the curve Behavior Behavior, Addictive - economics Behavior, Addictive - epidemiology Behavior, Addictive - psychology Behavioral economics Cannabis Cannabis dependence Convergence Cross-Sectional Studies Delay Delay Discounting Delayed Demand Discounting Drug abuse Drug addiction Economics Economics, Behavioral Female Humans Male Marijuana Marijuana Abuse - economics Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology Marijuana Abuse - psychology Marijuana Smoking - economics Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology Marijuana Smoking - psychology Mathematical models Pathology Psychiatry Purchase task Regression analysis Reinforcement Reward Rewards Risk analysis Risk factors Surveys and Questionnaires Tetrahydrocannabinol Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • This study was designed to test the reinforcer pathology model of addictive behavior. • Demand and Delay Discounting (DD) do not exhibit a synergistic relationship with respect to marijuana. • Demand and DD are independent risk factors for problematic marijuana use. • Findings provide support for using area under the curve (AUC) as a singular marijuana demand metric.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.014