Assessment of demand for methamphetamine and cigarettes among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder.

ABSTRACT: Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly addictive stimulant with recent upward trends in prevalence and associated public health problems. Drug demand, as assessed by hypothetical purchasing tasks, has been useful in addictions research and may help our understanding of the factors influencing MA use. However, no studies have assessed MA demand using current models of demand. The purpose of the current study was to assess demand for MA using a hypothetical drug purchasing task. Given high rates of cigarette smoking among MA users, it was of interest also to assess and compare demand for MA relative to cigarettes. Participants consisted of non-treatment-seeking volunteers with MA use disorder (N = 18), of whom 17 reported daily smoking. Results showed the exponentiated demand model provided a good

SUBMITTER: Yoon JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508771 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature