Heroin addicts have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than non-drug-using controls.
Heroin addicts have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than non-drug-using controls.
K. Kirby,N. Petry,W. Bickel
1999 · DOI: 10.1037//0096-3445.128.1.78
Journal of experimental psychology. General · 2,184 Citations
TLDR
The results lend external validity to the delay-discounting rate as a measure of impulsiveness, a characteristic associated with substance abuse, in heroin addicts and age-matched controls.