when rationality fails –modern theories of addiction
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When Rationality Fails–Modern Theories of Addiction
Michael A. Bozarth, Ph.D.Addiction Research Unit
Department of PsychologyUniversity at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-4110
www.AddictionScience.net
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Rationality & Behavior
• When it comes to how to obtain our goals, rationality often wins– we often plan and execute our behavior with
machine-like efficiency
• When it comes to choosing our goals, rationality often fails– we choose our goals based on biological, social, and
experiential factors (often lacking apparent rationality)
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Drug Addiction & Rational Behavior
• Drug addiction seems to cause a break down in the rationality associated with many of our behaviors
• People seldom “voluntarily” give up their addiction– According to NIDA director Alan Leshner, “Virtually no one wants
drug treatment. Two of the primary reasons people seek drug treatment are because the courted ordered them to do so, or because loved ones urged them to seek treatment.”
• Addictive drugs chemically change our behavior, our values, and even our concept of the “self”
• Addictive drugs offer a portal to the “mind”
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What is Addiction?
• Addiction is a behavioral syndrome where drug procurement and use seem to dominate the individual’s motivation and where the normal constraints on the individual’s behavior are generally ineffective (e.g., self-perceived “loss of control”)– motivational toxicity may be a defining characteristic
– physical dependence is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition
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Continuum of Drug Use
AddictionCompulsive Drug Use
Intensive Drug Use
Casual Drug Use
Experimental Drug Use
Circumstantial Drug Use
Motivational Strength
Motivational Toxicity
From Bozarth (1990); terms described on the continuum were suggested by Jaffe (1975).
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Addiction as aMotivational Problem
• Addiction is best understood by considering the drug’s impact on the individual’s motivation
• Experimental psychology and behavioral neuroscience provide the methods for analysis
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Dynamic Feature of theMotivational Hierarchy
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Choice Behavior and the Notion of “Self-Control”
Response Selection Behavior
food sex social drug
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Motivational Toxicity
• Motivational toxicity describes a disruption of the motivational hierarchy. This is manifest as– increased motivational efficacy of the drug
– decreased motivational efficacy of natural rewards
• Motivational toxicity produces the intense motivational focusing characteristic of addiction and the apparent “enslavement” inherent in the etymology of this term
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Progressive Focusing of Motivational Energy on Drug
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Motivational Toxicity Producing a Self-Perceived “Loss of Control”
Response Selection Behavior
food sex social drug
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Heroin Intake DuringUnlimited Access Testing
From Bozarth & Wise, 1985.
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Cocaine Intake During Unlimited Access Testing
From Bozarth & Wise, 1985.
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Comparison of Fatalities from Unlimited Access to Intravenous
Cocaine and Heroin
From Bozarth & Wise, 1985.
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The Yin and Yang of Addictive Drugs
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The “Yin”
• Addictive drugs take a horrific toll on humanity– personal
– social
– economic
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The “Yang”
• But addictive drugs also provide probes for understanding brain function – addictive drugs provide a
tool for probing the mind and its underlying neurochemical and neuroanatomical basis
From Smith et al., 1998. From Bozarth, 1987.
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Notion of Brain Reward Systems
• Pioneering work of– Hess (1940s)
• complex goal-directed behavior from electrical brain stimulation
– Olds & Milner (1950s-1960s)• direct reinforcement from electrical brain stimulation
– Reid (1960s)• similarities between reinforcement from direct electrical
stimulation and “natural” rewards
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Experimental Preparation to Study Rewarding Effects of Electrical
Brain Stimulation
From Reid, 1987.
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Notion that Addictive Drugs May Work on Brain Reward Systems
• Opiate activation of substrate for electrical brain stimulation reward (1970s)– Reid
– Korntesky
– Broekkamp
• Delineation of pharmacological and anatomical substrate for opiate and psychomotor stimulant reward (1970s-1980s)– Wise; Bozarth & Wise
– Roberts & Fibiger
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Brain Reward Circuitry
From Bozarth, 1987.
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Continued Progress in Understanding Drug Addiction
• Detailed analysis of the effects of addictive drugs on brain systems mediating reward and motivation (1980s-1990s)
• Extension of experimental findings to human studies (1990s)
• Exploration of CNS neuroadaptive effects produced by addictive drugs (1990s-2000s)
• Clinical applications (2000 and beyond)
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Opiate/Dopamine Link in Brain Reward Circuitry
From Scientific American Medicine Online, 2000. From Bozarth, 1987.
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Dopamine Transporter Occupancy following Cocaine Administration
From Volkow et al., 1997.
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Revised Role of the Mesolimbic Dopamine System in Drug Addiction
• Activation provides positive reinforcement and maintains initial drug use
• Neuroadaptive changes produce . . . – negative reinforcement (normalization)– enhanced positive reinforcement (sensitization)– increased net change in affective tone (opponent processes)– motivational toxicity (derived process)
• Simple activation of this dopamine system is not sufficient to produce addiction
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Importance of Neuroadaptive Effects in Drug Addiction
• Drug-induced neuroadaptive effects may distinguish the normal influence this brain reward system has on behavior from the extreme control characteristic of drug addiction
• Events that activate this system without producing neuroadaptive changes may lack the ability to produce an addiction
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Bio-Cognitive Reciprocity
• Brain chemistry influences “psychological” states• “Psychological” states influence brain chemistry
– unconscious processes (e.g., conditioning)
– conscious processes (e.g., “thoughts”)
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Yes! Pharmacology Addiction, but other factors can be important too!
• Addiction is ultimately pharmacologically determined – the result of the action of certain drugs on brain reward
mechanisms
• Several factors can– hasten the development of an addiction
– make certain individuals more likely to develop an addiction
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The Importance of “Psychological” Factors in the Genesis of Addiction
• Thrill-seeking personality (Bardo, LeMoal)– e.g., hyperactive dopamine system
• Stress-induced “priming” (Goeders, Stewart)– e.g., cross-sensitized dopamine system
• Reward deficiency syndrome (Blum)– e.g., hypoactive dopamine system
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Some Possible Predisposing Factors
for Drug Addiction
• Psychological– specific trait (e.g., addictive personality)
– nonspecific trait (e.g., risk-taking behavior)
• Biochemical– genetic (e.g., dopamine-receptor deficiency)
– acquired• environmental (e.g., in utero drug exposure)
• conditioning (e.g., psychological stress)
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Role of Predisposing Factors
• Predisposing factors affect mainly the acquisition stage of drug addiction– by influencing the tendency to experiment with the
drug and to continue drug usage beyond the initial experimental stage
– by modulating the initial rewarding impact of the drug and its subsequent effects on neuroadaptive processes
• Pharmacological factors remain the primary determinant of drug addiction
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A Psychobiological Model of Drug Addiction
From Bozarth, 1990.