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Present status of the concept of drug dependence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Abraham Wikler
Abraham Wikler
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
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Synopsis

At least for heuristic purposes, certain operationally definable concepts of conditioning theory can serve as a framework for research on ‘drug dependence’ both in man and in animals: primary and secondary pharmacological reinforcement, either of which may be direct (‘psychic’) or indirect (‘physical’); and social reinforcement (‘cultural’).

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 1 , Issue 5 , November 1971 , pp. 377 - 380
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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