The hypothesis that<unk> s (to heroin, tobacco, television, etc.) are nothing more than a specific kind of<unk> , forward-looking, optimal consumption plans. Kevin M. Murphy and Nobel Prize Winner Gary S. Becker published the "Theory of<unk> " in the Journal of Political Economy in 1988 (Volume96: 675-700). A theory of<unk> s in the broad sense - whether to heroin, tobacco, television, exercise or food - the article tried to reconcile<unk> s with the standard<unk>  choice framework of modern economics. Though controversial, the theoretical approach has become the standard approach to understanding<unk>  in economics, and a variety of extensions and modifications have been developed and published by other authors over the years - several in leading economics journals.
Rational addiction
Doping 
Addiction
Opioid withdrawal
Opiate withdrawal
Amphetamine psychosis
Drug dependence
Cocaine dependence