The neural basis of drug craving: an incentive-sensitization theory of addiction
TE Robinson, KC Berridge - Brain research reviews, 1993 - Elsevier
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
crave drugs? That is, what is the psychological and neurobiological basis of drug craving?
The second is: why does drug craving persist even after long periods of abstinence? The
third is whether 'wanting'drugs (drug craving) is attributable to 'liking'drugs (to the subjective
pleasurable effects of drugs)? The theory posits the following. 1.(1) Addictive drugs share …
Theory'. The theory addresses three fundamental questions. The first is: why do addicts
crave drugs? That is, what is the psychological and neurobiological basis of drug craving?
The second is: why does drug craving persist even after long periods of abstinence? The
third is whether 'wanting'drugs (drug craving) is attributable to 'liking'drugs (to the subjective
pleasurable effects of drugs)? The theory posits the following. 1.(1) Addictive drugs share …