rational addiction

a controversial theory that addicts regulate their substance-focused behavior based on cost–benefit analyses. These analyses ostensibly take into account current monetary and future addiction costs and then weigh them against the benefits of the drug-induced high. [proposed by U.S. economists Kevin M. Murphy and Gary S. Becker (1930–2014)]

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February 16th 2025

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate: an agonist that binds to a class of glutamate receptors that are both ligand-gated and voltage-sensitive (see NMDA receptor).