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... PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES Theories relying on psychological factors fall into two basic varieties : those emphasizing the mechanism of reinforcement , and those stressing that the personalities of the drug user , abuser , and especially ...
... PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES Theories relying on psychological factors fall into two basic varieties : those emphasizing the mechanism of reinforcement , and those stressing that the personalities of the drug user , abuser , and especially ...
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... psychologists now argue that psychological reinforcement is the key to dependence , not addiction or physical dependence . Drugs that are highly pleasurable in a direct , immediate , sensual way are most likely to produce addictlike ...
... psychologists now argue that psychological reinforcement is the key to dependence , not addiction or physical dependence . Drugs that are highly pleasurable in a direct , immediate , sensual way are most likely to produce addictlike ...
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... Psychological Research . " In Robert I. DuPont et al . ( eds . ) , Handbook on Drug Abuse . Washington , DC : U.S. Government Printing Office , pp . 337-355 . Jessor , Richard . 1983. " A Psychological Perspective on Adolescent ...
... Psychological Research . " In Robert I. DuPont et al . ( eds . ) , Handbook on Drug Abuse . Washington , DC : U.S. Government Printing Office , pp . 337-355 . Jessor , Richard . 1983. " A Psychological Perspective on Adolescent ...
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