Smokeleaf binge prevention

[Scaphismus]

Next time he binges, chuck a Molotov in and lock the door. Negative reinforcement always works, one way or another.

That's positive punishment.

Reinforcement is neither explicitly positive or negative... but this is negative

how would you call it positive?

Both punishments and reinforcements can be either negative or positive.

Positive/negative refers to whether you are applying or removing stimuli.
Reinforcement/punishment refers to whether you are trying to encourage or discourage behavior.

So grounding a child and spanking a child are both punishments. However, grounding is a negative punishment, since you are taking away something that is desirable (i.e. freedom). A spanking, on the other hand, is a positive punishment, because you are giving the child something undesirable (i.e. pain).

Burning your colonist alive to stop him from binging is positive punishment because you are applying something bad (fire) to punish undesirable behavior (binging).

To contrast, negative reinforcement is when you remove an undesirable stimulus to encourage desirable behavior. For example, if you let your child out of doing chores for a week when they get an A on their math test.

Positive reinforcement would be buying the child ice-cream for getting an A.

[Alpha393]

Therefor, negative reinforcement. You're taking away his flammable bits to encourage not binging on drugs.

[Bozobub]

I have enough mood bonuses, that serious druggies and pyromaniacs end up a few organs light, then sold.  Problem solved!

You could always try, "Here's a limestone club.  Go stop that raid!"

[SymbolicFrank]

I always make a beer and joints stockpile in the dining room and keep it well stocked. That does wonders for morale.