Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …

Drug addiction may be a goal-directed choice driven by excessive drug value in negative
affective states, a habit driven by strong stimulus− response associations, or a compulsion …

Many behaviors posing significant risks to public health are characterized by repeated
decisions to forego better long-term outcomes in the face of immediate temptations. Steeply …

Aims To synthesize continuous associations between delayed reward discounting (DRD)
and both addiction severity and quantity–frequency (QF); to examine moderators of these …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Background: Increases in the incidence of psychological distress and alcohol use during the
COVID-19 pandemic have been predicted. Behavioral theories of depression and alcohol …

Rationale Delayed reward discounting (DRD) is a behavioral economic index of impulsivity
and numerous studies have examined DRD in relation to addictive behavior. To synthesize …

Background Episodic future thinking (EFT) requires an individual to vividly pre‐experience a
realistic future event. Inspired by previous reports of reducing delay discounting following …

Impulsivity critically relates to many psychiatric disorders. Given the multifaceted construct
that impulsivity represents, defining core aspects of impulsivity is vital for the assessment …

Addiction science would benefit from the identification of a behavioral marker. A behavioral
marker could reflect the projected clinical course of the disorder, function as a surrogate …