Decentering alcohol: Non‐drug pleasure and reinforcement as an alternative target.
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| Title: | Decentering alcohol: Non‐drug pleasure and reinforcement as an alternative target. |
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| Authors: | Acuff, Samuel F., Strickland, Justin C. |
| Source: | Addiction. Jun2025, Vol. 120 Issue 6, p1086-1087. 2p. |
| Subjects: | Substance abuse, Health information services, Reinforcement (Psychology), Pleasure, Reward (Psychology), Social networks, Alcohol drinking, Public health, Interpersonal relations, Medicine information services |
| Abstract: | The article discusses research published within the issue which focused on the need to acknowledge pleasure in public health studies on alcohol consumption. Topics explored include the possible use of alcohol as a positive reinforcer to produce desirable outcomes, previously published studies on the pleasurable effects of alcohol and drugs, and the possibility of introducing alternatives that offer pleasurable functions comparable to alcohol. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article discusses research published within the issue which focused on the need to acknowledge pleasure in public health studies on alcohol consumption. Topics explored include the possible use of alcohol as a positive reinforcer to produce desirable outcomes, previously published studies on the pleasurable effects of alcohol and drugs, and the possibility of introducing alternatives that offer pleasurable functions comparable to alcohol. |
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| ISSN: | 09652140 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/add.70048 |
