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Nonaddictive instrumental drug use: Theoretical strengths and weaknesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Andrew J. Goudie ,
Matthew J. Gullo ,
Abigail K. Rose ,
Paul Christiansen ,
Jonathan C. Cole ,
Matt Field  and
Harry Sumnall
Andrew J. Goudie
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Matthew J. Gullo
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Abigail K. Rose
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Paul Christiansen
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Jonathan C. Cole
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Matt Field
Affiliation:
Experimental Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZA, United Kingdom. [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@liverpool.ac.ukhttp://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology/staff/agoudie.html
Harry Sumnall
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AY, United Kingdom. [email protected]
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Abstract

The potential to instrumentalize drug use based upon the detection of very many different drug states undoubtedly exists, and such states may play a role in psychiatric and many other drug uses. Nevertheless, nonaddictive drug use is potentially more parsimoniously explained in terms of sensation seeking/impulsivity and drug expectations. Cultural factors also play a major role in nonaddictive drug use.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 314 - 315
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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