A behavioural economic analysis of alcohol, amphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy purchases by polysubstance misusers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-99

  Sumnall, Harry R ^b   Tyler, Elizabeth ^a   Wagstaff, Graham F ^a   Cole, Jon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Amphetamine; Behavioural economics; Cocaine; Ecstasy; Polysubstance misuse

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG PREFERENCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AMPHETAMINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COCAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 5444220550     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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