Theory 39/Addiction cycle/Termination phase
Cessation Is Extinction Against Cue
The claim
Abstinence persists while the ratio of extinction learning to cue exposure intensity stays above one, so a strong cue environment defeats extinction.
01Mechanism
Cue-reward associations extinguish with exposure; the ratio determines whether extinction holds.
02Prediction
Relapse should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Relapse tracking time abstinent would remove cue exposure.