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Neuroeconomics: Implications for Understanding and Treating Addictive Behavior

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Addiction is vexing, in part, because it is robust. Indeed, most evidence-based treatments result in the majority of individuals returning to substance use either during or after treatment (Carroll et al., 1993; Hall, Havassy & Wasserman, 1991; McKay et al., 1999). One response to this state is to reclassify and treat substance dependence as chronic disorders, as suggested by Arria and McLellan (2012). This, however, does not address the central issue that addiction is robust, and our treatments generally are not.

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  1. Oregon Health & Science University, USA

    Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  2. University of New Mexico, USA

    Katie Witkiewitz (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Center for Brain Health, University of Texas-Dallas, USA

    Francesca M. Filbey (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Jarmolowicz, D.P., Reed, D.D., Bickel, W.K. (2015). Neuroeconomics: Implications for Understanding and Treating Addictive Behavior. In: Ewing, S.W.F., Witkiewitz, K., Filbey, F.M. (eds) Neuroimaging and Psychosocial Addiction Treatment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137362650_10

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