Abstract Hypothetical Purchase Tasks (HPTs) simulate demand for a substance as a
function of escalating price. HPTs are increasingly used to examine relationships between …

Abstract Background and Aims Reinforcing value, an index of motivation for a drug, is
commonly measured using behavioral economic purchase tasks. State‐oriented purchase …

Abstract Background and Aims The evolving legal status of cannabis world‐wide
necessitates evidence‐based regulatory policies to minimize risks associated with cannabis …

The central nucleus of amygdala (CeA) mediates positively-valenced reward motivation as
well as negatively-valenced fear. Optogenetic or neurochemical stimulation of CeA circuitry …

Highlights•'Liking'and 'wanting'are important components of positive affect.•Neural hyper-
reactivity of 'wanting'brain systems can lead to addiction via incentive-sensitization and …

Few studies have simultaneously evaluated delay discounting and behavioral economic
demand to determine their unique contribution to drug use. A recent study in cannabis users …

The rate at which individuals discount future rewards (ie, discounting rate) is strongly
associated with their propensity for substance abuse as well as myriad other negative health …

Background Distinct behavioral economic domains, including high perceived drug value
(demand) and delay discounting (DD), have been implicated in the initiation of drug use and …

Behavioral economics is an approach to understanding behavior though integrating
behavioral psychology and microeconomic principles. Advances in behavioral economics …

Highlights•Evaluation of substance demand provides complex information regarding
individualized substance value.•Demand may be assessed across an array of participant …