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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Published inClinical pharmacology and therapeutics Vol. 101; no. 2; p. 185
Main Authors Bickel, W K, Snider, S E, Quisenberry, A J, Stein, J S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2017
Subjects
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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Summary: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:1532-6535
DOI:10.1002/cpt.443