The question of addiction concerns the process by which drug‐taking behavior, in certain
individuals, evolves into compulsive patterns of drug‐seeking and drug‐taking behavior that …

The question of addiction specifically concerns (1), the process by which drug‐taking
behavior, in certain individuals, evolves into compulsive patterns of drug‐seeking and drug …

This paper presents a biopsychological theory of drug addiction, the 'Incentive-Sensitization
Theory'. The theory addresses three fundamental questions. The first is: why do addicts …

Rewards are both “liked” and “wanted,” and those 2 words seem almost interchangeable.
However, the brain circuitry that mediates the psychological process of “wanting” a particular …

Abstract In 1993, Robinson and Berridge published their first review that laid out the
incentive sensitization theory of addiction (Robinson and Berridge 1993 Brain Res Rev 18 …

Opiate addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder that is characterized by compulsive drug
taking, an inability to limit intake, and bouts of intense drug craving that can be precipitated …

We present a brief overview of the incentive sensitization theory of addiction. This posits that
addiction is caused primarily by drug-induced sensitization in the brain mesocorticolimbic …

Addiction is fundamentally a problem of motivation. That is the author's central thesis, and he
hastens to clarify what he does not mean in stating it. The author does not mean to say that …

Drugs of abuse acquire different degrees of control over thoughts and actions based not
only on the effects of drugs themselves, but also on predispositions of the individual. Those …

Cues associated with rewards, such as food or drugs of abuse, can themselves acquire
motivational properties. Acting as incentive stimuli, such cues can exert powerful control …