Reinforcer Pathology: The Behavioral Economics of Abuse Liability Testing

Understanding the abuse liability of novel drugs is critical to understanding the risk these new compounds pose to society. Behavioral economics, the integration of psychology and economics, can be used to predict abuse liability of novel substances. Here, we describe the behavioral economic concept...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 2017-02, Vol.101 (2), p.185-187
Hauptverfasser:	Bickel, WK, Snider, SE, Quisenberry, AJ, Stein, JS
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcohol Drinking - economics Alcohol Drinking - psychology Alcoholic Intoxication - economics Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology Economics, Behavioral Humans Substance-Related Disorders - economics Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	Understanding the abuse liability of novel drugs is critical to understanding the risk these new compounds pose to society. Behavioral economics, the integration of psychology and economics, can be used to predict abuse liability of novel substances. Here, we describe the behavioral economic concept of reinforcer pathology and how it may predict the use of novel drugs in existing drug‐users and initiation of use in the drug‐naive.
ISSN:	0009-9236 1532-6535
DOI:	10.1002/cpt.443