Contributions from behavioral theories of choice to an analysis of alcohol abuse.

Vuchinich, Rudy E.; Tucker, Jalie A.

doi:10.1037/0021-843x.97.2.181

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“…It is possible that nicotine reduced the effects of nicotine deprivation on drinking. Some studies find that nicotine deprivation increases drinking behavior (e.g., Palfai et al 2000), and theories of behavioral choice (Vuchinich and Tucker 1988) suggest that nicotine deprivation may increase the incentive value for alcohol because of the lack of availability of nicotine. In support of this hypothesis, subjects who reported greater tobacco craving in the placebo patch condition exhibited shorter latencies to drink.…”

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Effect of transdermal nicotine replacement on alcohol responses and alcohol self-administration

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Rationale-Nicotine replacement is commonly used to treat tobacco use in heavy-drinking smokers. However, few studies have examined the effect of nicotine replacement on subjective and physiological responses to alcohol and alcohol drinking behavior.Objective-The primary aim of this within-subject, double-blind study was to examine whether transdermal nicotine replacement (0 mg vs 21 mg/day) altered response to a low-dose priming drink and subsequent ad libitum drinking behavior.Materials and methods-Subjects (n=19) were non-treatment-seeking, non-dependent heavy drinkers who were daily smokers. Six hours after transdermal patch application, subjective and physiological responses to a priming drink [designed to raise blood alcohol levels (BALs) to 0.03 g/ dl] were assessed. This was followed by a 2-h self-administration period where subjects could choose to consume up to eight additional drinks (each designed to raise BALs by 0.015 g/dl) or to receive monetary reinforcement for drinks not consumed.Results-We found that 6 h after patch application, tobacco craving associated with withdrawal relief was decreased, and systolic blood pressure and heart rate were increased in the active patch condition compared to the placebo patch condition. Subjective intoxication in response to the priming drink was attenuated in the active nicotine patch condition compared to 6 h of nicotine deprivation (i.e., placebo patch). During the self-administration period, subjects had longer latencies to start drinking and consequently appeared to consume fewer drinks when administered the active patch compared to the placebo patch.Conclusions-In heavy drinkers, transdermal nicotine replacement compared to mild nicotine deprivation attenuated subjective and physiological alcohol responses and delayed the initiation of drinking.

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“…Reviews of the literature suggest that both predictions have been supported by numerous laboratory-based experimental studies (cf. Carroll, 1996;Griffiths et al, 1980;Vuchinich & Tucker, 1988). Vuchinich and Tucker (1996) pointed out that the application of the behavioral choice framework to research in the natural environment is still in the early stages and that important empirical and design issues need to be resolved.…”

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Measuring substance-free and substance-related reinforcement in the natural environment.

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Carey

Borsari

2002

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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The present study sought to provide further evidence for the validity of a modified version of the Pleasant Events Schedule (PES; D. J. MacPhillamy & P.M. designed to measure substance-free and substance-related reinforcement. A sample of 134 young adults completed the modified PES along with measures of substance use and quality of life. The results extend previous research on the modified PES in 3 ways: (a) Information regarding the relationships between substance-related reinforcement and substance use are expanded to include substance-use frequency, quantity, and related negative consequences; (b) relationships between substance-free reinforcement and non-substance-related variables are established; and (c) the distinctiveness of the substance-free and substance-related reinforcement scores is demonstrated. The utility of reinforcement surveys in the study of substance use is discussed, with special emphasis placed on possible treatment implications.The behavioral choice perspective is a collection of operant-based research and theories used to explain the establishment of preferences among available reinforcers. Behavioral theories of choice have been applied to a broad range of behaviors, including the prediction of cigarette smoking, eating and physical activity, and drug and alcohol abuse (Bickel, DeGranpre, Higgins, & Hughes, 1990;DeGranpre & Bickel, 1996;Epstein, Bulik, Perkins, Caggiula, & Rodefer, 1991;Epstein, Smith, Vara, & Rodefer, 1991;Vuchinich & Tucker, 1983, 1988. When applied to psychoactive substance use, the behavioral choice perspective recognizes that a preference for substance use develops within a broader environmental context involving the availability or use of other competing substance-free reinforcers and their associated environmental constraints. The theory predicts that substance use and related behaviors increase when access to alternative reinforcers is constrained or limited and that consumption decreases when access to the substance itself is constrained (Vuchinich & Tucker, 1983). Reviews of the literature suggest that both predictions have been supported by numerous laboratory-based experimental studies (cf. Carroll, 1996;Griffiths et al., 1980;Vuchinich & Tucker, 1988). Vuchinich and Tucker (1996) pointed out that the application of the behavioral choice framework to research in the natural environment is still in the early stages and that important empirical and design issues need to be resolved. In basic experimental research on choice, the schedules of reinforcement associated with alternative activities can be easily manipulated, constraints on access to the alternatives are readily introduced, and the resulting changes in behavior can be precisely quantified. In contrast, conducting behavioral choice research in the natural environment poses a number of significant challenges. For example, constraints on important life activities in the natural environment (e.g., marital relations, employment) cannot be controlled by the experimenter. Moreover, the complexity...

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“…High rates of drug use are most likely in contexts devoid of substance-free sources of reinforcement, and drug use will generally decrease if access to alternative reinforcers is increased (Higgins, Heil, & Plebani-Lussier, 2003). These predictions have received considerable empirical support through controlled laboratory research with a variety of species (e.g., rats, monkeys, humans), drugs (e.g., cocaine, ethanol, heroin, nicotine), and nondrug reinforcers (e.g., food, money, saccharin, video game playing; see reviews by Carroll, 1996;Higgins et al, 2003;Vuchinich & Tucker, 1988). Herrnstein's (1970) matching law provides a means of quantifying the reinforcing value of qualitatively different reinforcers.…”

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Using Behavioral Theories of Choice to Predict Drinking Outcomes Following a Brief Intervention.

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Correia

Colby

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Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Behavioral theories of choice predict that substance use is partly a function of the relative value of drugs in relation to other available reinforcers. This study evaluated this hypothesis in the context of predicting drinking outcomes following an alcohol abuse intervention. Participants (N ϭ 54, 69% female, 31% male) were college student heavy drinkers who completed a single-session motivational intervention. Students completed a baseline measure of substance-related and substance-free activity participation and enjoyment. Only women showed a significant reduction in drinking at the 6-month follow-up, and the ratio of substance-related to substance-free reinforcement accounted for unique variance in their drinking outcomes. Women who at baseline derived a smaller proportion of their total reinforcement from substance use showed lower levels of follow-up drinking, even after the authors controlled for baseline drinking level. Male and female participants who reduced their drinking showed increased proportional reinforcement from substance-free activities.

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Contributions from behavioral theories of choice to an analysis of alcohol abuse.

Cited by 265 publications

References 80 publications

Effect of transdermal nicotine replacement on alcohol responses and alcohol self-administration

Effect of transdermal nicotine replacement on alcohol responses and alcohol self-administration

Measuring substance-free and substance-related reinforcement in the natural environment.

Using Behavioral Theories of Choice to Predict Drinking Outcomes Following a Brief Intervention.

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