Advances in Behavioral Economics, Volume 3
Substance Use and Abuse
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-56750-147-6 (ISBN)
Description
Researchers in economics, psychology, and pharmacology review recent empirical and theoretical work on behavioral-economic approaches to understanding and altering the use and abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, and other substances. Among the topics they discuss are reducing drug abuse by enriching the e
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56750-147-6 (9781567501476)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
een /f Leonard
Content
Introduction Drug Dependence as Consumer Demand Reducing Drug Abuse by Enriching the Environment with Alternative Nondrug Reinforcers Modeling Drug Abuse Policy in the Behavioral Economics Laboratory The Role of Behavioral Economics in the Behavioral Pharmacology of Drug Abuse: A Commentary Elasticity of Demand for Alcohol in Humans and Rats The Molar Context of Alcohol Abuse A Model of the Consumption of Alcohol A Review of Economic Models of Habitual and Addictive Behavior and Their Empirical Applications to Cigarette Smoking A Behavioral-Economic Perspective on the Influence of Social Support on Cigarette Smoking Indexes