Citation

Chapman S, Fisher W, Piazza CC, Kurtz PF. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1993; 26(2): 255-256.

Affiliation

Neurobehavioral Unit, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1993.26-255

PMID

8331021

PMCID

PMC1297744

Abstract

Few data exist on operant mechanisms associated with drug overdose. In this investigation, a functional analysis indicated that life-threatening drug ingestion exhibited by a dually diagnosed youth was maintained by negative reinforcement. An operant intervention, derived from behavioral assessment data, reduced drug ingestion to near-zero levels.

Language: en