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Discounting of delayed health gains and losses by current, never- and ex-smokers of cigarettes
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Recent evidence implicates steep discounting of delayed outcomes as an important feature of drug dependence. We determined discounting rates for health gains and health losses in current cigarette smokers (n = 23), never-smokers (n = 22) and ex-smokers (n = 21). Participants indicated preference for immediate vs. delayed hypothetical health gains and for immediate vs. delayed hypothetical health losses in a titration procedure that determined indifference points at a range of delays. The degree of discounting was estimated using two nonlinear decay models: an exponential model and a hyperbolic model. The hyperbolic equation generally provided better fits to the data than the exponential equation did. Current smokers discounted delayed health gains and health losses more steeply than never-smokers did. Discounting by ex-smokers was generally intermediate to that of current smokers and never-smokers, although not statistically different from either. Current smokers and ex-smokers discounted delayed health losses more steeply than they did health gains. Never-smokers did not discount gains and losses differently. Cigarette smokers show rapid loss of value for delayed health outcomes, emphasizing the need for smoking-cessation treatments that provide relatively immediate consequences for abstinence.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Odum, A. L., Madden, G. J., & Bickel, W. K.
- Affiliations
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (US)
- Corresponding author
- Odum, Amy L.
- Venue
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2002-08-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 295-303
- ISSN
- 1462-2203 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-994X
- OpenAlex
- W1999549849
- Cited by
- 234
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA011692, T32DA007242)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- delay discounting, cigarette smokers, former smokers, never smokers, health gains, health loss, hyperbolic discounting, exponential discounting, smoking cessation, drug addiction, time preference
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Health Status, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Smoking, Time Factors, Smoking Cessation
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