Abstract Purpose of Review Reinforcer Pathology theory (RP) identifies that a short temporal
window leads to an excessive preference for substance reinforcers because of their …

Behavioral therapies are considered best practices in the treatment of substance use
disorders (SUD) and used as first-line approaches for SUDs without FDA-approved …

Objective: The combination of the high prevalence of problematic substance use and
substance use disorders (SUD) with the low rates of spontaneous remission continues to …

Delay discounting describes how rapidly delayed rewards lose value as a function of delay
and serves as one measure of impulsive decision-making. Nicotine deprivation among …

Delay discounting (DD) assessments offer a wide variety of procedures to suit specific
clinical and research needs. This study compared the reliability and validity of two DD …

Objective: This study examined whether the content (alcohol vs. nonalcohol) and valence
(positive vs. negative) of episodic future thinking (EFT) are associated with delay discounting …

There has been an alarming increase in e-cigarette dependence among young adults, many
of whom would like to quit vaping nicotine but are finding it difficult to do so. Episodic future …

Abstract The UN Saludable Trial was a randomized controlled pilot trial of a behavioral
economics (BE) intervention designed to reduce the risk of hazardous alcohol and cannabis …

Obesity is a major health problem associated with disease burden and mortality. In this
context, analyzing food as a powerful reinforcer from a behavioral economics framework …

Introduction High rates of delay discounting (DD), or the preference for immediate rewards
over delayed rewards, is associated with substance use disorder (SUD). Lower rates of DD …