Open AccessEvaluating non-medical prescription opioid demand using commodity purchase tasks: test-retest reliability and incremental validity
Author(s) -
Justin C. Strickland,
Joshua A. Lile,
William W. Stoops
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychopharmacology/psychopharmacologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.378
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1432-2072
pISSN - 0033-3158
DOI - 10.1007/s00213-019-05234-y
Subject(s) - opioid , cannabis , behavioral economics , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , economics , microeconomics , receptor
Non-medical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder (OUD) present a significant public health concern. Identifying behavioral mechanisms underlying OUD will assist in developing improved prevention and intervention approaches. Behavioral economic demand has been extensively evaluated as a measure of reinforcer valuation for alcohol and cigarettes, whereas prescription opioids have received comparatively little attention.