Behavioral economic demand assessments in the addictions

Current Opinion in Psychology
Elizabeth R Aston, Rachel N Cassidy

Abstract

Behavioral economics in the addictions is the application of both economics and psychology to study multifaceted components of substance use decision-making behavior. One such component is demand: the relative value of a substance for a user (i.e., the association between drug use and cost). The degree to which a user values a substance can be measured via performance on hypothetical purchase tasks which replicate drug purchase and consumption. Demand has been evaluated across substances, including alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and alternative tobacco products. Recent advances in the study of demand have greatly improved the assessment of drug value, including application to novel products, selection of optimal task unit, assessment of demand in naïve or potential future users, and the importance of instructional set specificity.

Citations

Jan 10, 2020·Neurotherapeutics : the Journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics·Elizabeth R Aston, Lidia Z Meshesha
Mar 15, 2020·Psychopharmacology·Mark Newman, Carrie R Ferrario
Feb 15, 2021·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Elizabeth R AstonSamantha G Farris
Nov 10, 2020·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Brent A KaplanWarren K Bickel
Nov 14, 2020·Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior·Stefanie S StancatoDavid P Jarmolowicz
Nov 30, 2021·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·Elizabeth R AstonJennifer E Merrill
Dec 6, 2021·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Brent A KaplanMikhail N Koffarnus

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