ArticleTranslational issues in psychological science2018
A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Marijuana and Other Drug Use Among Heavy Drinking Young Adults.
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- Substance use negatively impacts change in reinforcement during the year following substance use treatment.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- How competing needs after incarceration lead to adverse health outcomes among people who use criminalized drugs.BMC global and public health · 2025Review
- Associations between Alcohol-Free Sources of Reinforcement and the Frequency of Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use among College Freshmen.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effort-related decision making and cannabis use among college students.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Intersections between environmental reward availability, loss aversion, and delay discounting as potential risk factors for cigarette smoking and other substance use.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Daily Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review of Gender, Sex and Sexuality Differences in Polysubstance Use in Adolescents and Adults.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Article
- Tobacco and cannabis use as moderators of the association between physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan in the United States: NHANES, 2005-2016.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Reward Probability Index in emerging adult drinkers.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Promoting Mental Health and Psychological Thriving in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Well-Being Interventions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Independent and concurrent cannabis use with alcohol, cigarettes, and other substances among college students: Rates and consequences.Journal of American college health : J of ACHArticle
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Abstract
objectiveBehavioral economic models predict that deficits in substance-free reward and future time orientation are associated with greater drug involvement, but this hypothesis has not been systematically investigated among young adult heavy drinkers. This study evaluated the association between drug use levels (heavy drinking (HD) only, HD + marijuana use, and HD + polysubstance use) and substance-free activity engagement, future orientation, and reward deprivation (comprised of reward experience and environmental suppressors of reward) among heavy drinkers.
methodParticipants were 358 college students who reported two or more past-month heavy drinking episodes (5/4 or more drinks in one occasion for a man/woman). The sample was 60% women, 79% Caucasian, and the average age was 18.76 (
resultsOverall, any drug use was associated with less time spent engaged in academics and exercise, and lower future time orientation compared to HD only. Any drug use was associated with reward deprivation and HD + polysubstance use was associated with lower reward experience and environmental suppressors.
conclusionDrug use among heavy drinkers is associated with lower academic engagement and exercise, future orientation, and reward deprivation. These results provide support for behavioral economic models of drug abuse and suggest that prevention approaches should attempt to increase future orientation and availability of drug-free reward.
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