Methamphetamine Addiction Theory
Theories of Addiction: Methamphetamine Users’ Explanations for Continuing Drug Use and Relapse The preclinical models used were constructed to draw attention to the unique side of addiction behavior (Newton, De La Garza, Kalechstein, Tziortzis, & Jacobsen. 2009, p. 295). “These include Negative Reinforcement (“Pain Avoidance”), Positive Reinforcement (“Pleasure Seeking”), Incentive Salience (“Craving”), Stimulus Responsive Learning (“Habits”), and Inhibitory Control Dysfunction (“Impulsivity”)” (Newton et al., 2009, p. 295). The aspects these authors researched are the way methamphetamine addicts react when using and the overall reason why they are addicted to methamphetamine. A large amount of participants declared that they choice to do
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“Table 1 shows demographics and drug use data for participants completing this study. Participants reported using methamphetamine 13.6 ± 8.7 days out of the past 30 days” (Newton et al., 2009, p.296). Statistics show that 84% of methamphetamine dependent participants were male and 55% were Caucasian (Newton et al., 2009). “Table 2 also shows the lowest (1 or 2: Not at all) and highest (6 or 7: Very much) ratings by participants for each question on the questionnaire” (Newton et al., 2009, p.296). Fifty-six percent of the respondents reported they used drugs for positive reinforcement, and 44% relapsed for the same reason (Newton et al., 2009). “The correlations matrix for the results from the first question from each category is shown in table 3” (Newton et al., 2009, p.297). Both factors are emerged to get results of the factor analysis. One factor similarity is positive reinforcement, and the other is negative reinforcement. These two factors account for 67.3% of the variance (Newton et al., 2009). There are many factors that correspond to using drugs or relapsing. The tables go into detail explaining the demographics and the participant’s data for drug use, along with the ratings to the questionnaire for theories of drug addiction. The final table explains how the factors of positive and negative
“Table 1 shows demographics and drug use data for participants completing this study. Participants reported using methamphetamine 13.6 ± 8.7 days out of the past 30 days” (Newton et al., 2009, p.296). Statistics show that 84% of methamphetamine dependent participants were male and 55% were Caucasian (Newton et al., 2009). “Table 2 also shows the lowest (1 or 2: Not at all) and highest (6 or 7: Very much) ratings by participants for each question on the questionnaire” (Newton et al., 2009, p.296). Fifty-six percent of the respondents reported they used drugs for positive reinforcement, and 44% relapsed for the same reason (Newton et al., 2009). “The correlations matrix for the results from the first question from each category is shown in table 3” (Newton et al., 2009, p.297). Both factors are emerged to get results of the factor analysis. One factor similarity is positive reinforcement, and the other is negative reinforcement. These two factors account for 67.3% of the variance (Newton et al., 2009). There are many factors that correspond to using drugs or relapsing. The tables go into detail explaining the demographics and the participant’s data for drug use, along with the ratings to the questionnaire for theories of drug addiction. The final table explains how the factors of positive and negative