Journal article
Interrelationships between marijuana demand and discounting of delayed rewards: Convergence in behavioral economic methods
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Distinct behavioral economic domains, including high perceived drug value (demand) and delay discounting (DD), have been implicated in the initiation of drug use and the progression to dependence. However, it is unclear whether frequent marijuana users conform to a "reinforcer pathology" addiction model wherein marijuana demand and DD jointly increase risk for problematic marijuana use and cannabis dependence (CD).
METHODS: …
Authors
Aston ER; Metrik J; Amlung M; Kahler CW; MacKillop J
Journal
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol. 169, , pp. 141–147
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.014
ISSN
0376-8716