Addictive potency
Addictive potency
Author(s): Alen J SalerianSubject(s): Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: MedCrave Group Kft.
Keywords: Addictive potency; addiction; substance abuse;
Summary/Abstract: Addictive potential of a substance may be predicted on the basis of a mathematical formula of A = P + R with A representing the addictive potency P representing punishment potency and R representing reward potency. The review suggests 2 principal influences reward and punishment play the crucial role of defining the addictive potency of a substance. This formula based upon fundamental psychobiological principles of reward and punishment may be of help to upgrade the current system of controlled substance regulations rooted in provincial information. Addictive Potency: A = P + R (A, Addictive Potency; R, Reward Potency; P, Punishment Potency).
Journal: Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry
- Issue Year: 3/2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 1-2
- Page Count: 2
- Language: English
