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Drug Addiction: Hyperkatifeia/Negative Reinforcement as a Framework for Medications Development

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Koob, George F.·2021·Pharmacological Reviews

Abstract

Compulsive drug seeking that is associated with addiction is hypothesized to follow a heuristic framework that involves three stages (binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, and preoccupation/anticipation) and three domains of dysfunction (incentive salience/pathologic habits, negative emotional states, and executive function, respectively) via changes in the basal ganglia, extended amygdala/habenula, and frontal cortex, respectively. This review focuses on neurochemical/neurocircuitry dysregulations that contribute to hyperkatifeia, defined as a greater intensity of negative emotional/motivational signs and symptoms during withdrawal from drugs of abuse in the withdrawal/negative affect stage of the addiction cycle. Hyperkatifeia provides an additional source of motivation for compulsive drug seeking via negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement reflects an increase in the probability of a response to remove an aversive stimulus or drug seeking to remove hyperkatifeia that is augmented by genetic/epigenetic vulnerability, environmental trauma, and psychiatric comorbidity. Neurobiological targets for hyperkatifeia in addiction involve neurocircuitry of the extended amygdala and its connections via within-system neuroadaptations in dopamine, enkephalin/endorphin opioid peptide, and γ-aminobutyric acid/glutamate systems and between-system neuroadaptations in prostress corticotropin-releasing factor, norepinephrine, glucocorticoid, dynorphin, hypocretin, and neuroim…

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    If the development of the b-process is blocked, then tolerance does not develop.

    “Indeed, data indicate that if the dedvelopment of the bprocess is blocked, then tolerance does not develop.”
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    Neurobiological findings from animal models of opioid and alcohol addiction are valid for understanding human hyperkatifeia and for developing medications for human addiction.

    “The present review explores the rich neurobiology of hyperkatifeia in the context of animal models of opioid and alcohol addiction, with a focus on neuroadaptations that break with homeostasis and can possibly be reversed to facilitate recovery from addiction.”
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    The negative-reinforcement framework is valid for explaining compulsive-like drinking in dependence.

    “Thus, the hypothesis is that repeated cycles of binge/withdrawal sensitize neuroimmune systems that interact with brain stress systems to facilitate negative emotional states during withdrawal and drive compulsive-like drinking under a negative-reinforcement framework.”
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    There is high comorbidity between chronic pain, addiction, depression, and suicide.

    “The high comorbidity between chronic pain, addiction, depression, and suicide provides a compelling rationale for further studies in this domain.”
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    Alcohol misuse correlates with poor mental health and often precedes diagnoses of mental health conditions.

    “Alcohol misuse correlates with poor mental health and often precedes diagnoses of mental health conditions.”
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    No double-blind treatment study of alcohol or opioid addiction has been conducted.

    “No double-blind treatment study of alcohol or opioid addiction has been conducted.”
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    Alcohol and opioids act directly on neurotransmitter systems associated with incentive salience and reward pathways and indirectly via GABA and glutamate systems to activate reward pathways.

    “Alcohol and opioids act directly on neurotransmitter systems that are associated with incentive salience and reward pathways and indirectly via GABA and glutamate systems to activate reward pathways.”
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    No single animal model is predictive of all aspects of the human condition.

    “Given that no single animal model is predictive of all aspects of the human condition, future studies might engage human laboratory studies that capture the phenotype that is exhibited by the activation of negative-reinforcement circuits, and any positive results could be back-translated to animal models.”
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    Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant Ca2+ channel blocker that increases GABAergic neurotransmission in the brain.

    “Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant Ca 2+ channel blocker that increases GABAergic neurotransmission in the brain.”
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    Alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonists block both somatic signs of withdrawal and anxiogenic-like responses to withdrawal in rodents.

    “Additionally, a 2 -adrenergic receptor agonists block both somatic signs of withdrawal and anxiogenic-like responses to withdrawal in rodents.”
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    In humans, alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonists clonidine and dexmedetomidine have been used extensively to treat acute alcohol withdrawal.

    “In humans, the a 2adrenergic receptor agonists clonidine and dexmedetomidine have been used extensively to treat acute alcohol withdrawal.”
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    Studies have reported hypersensitivity to pain and discomfort with opioids that can last for over 1 year post-detoxification, and hypersensitivity to pain is linked to the misregulation of alcohol consumption as a coping response.

    “Studies have reported hypersensitivity to pain and discomfort with opioids that can last for over 1 year post-detoxification, and hypersensitivity to pain is linked to the misregulation of alcohol consumption as a coping response.”
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    Most preclinical medication development efforts to date have focused on blocking or modulating drug reward.

    “but most preclinical medication development efforts to date have focused on blocking or modulating drug reward.”
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Metadata

Authors
Koob, G. F.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Koob, George F.
Venue
Pharmacological Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
73
Issue
1
Pages
163-201
ISSN
0031-6997 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3112790012
Cited by
337
References
577
Citations by year
2026: 63 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 29
FWCI
5.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Pharmacological Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
drug addiction, negative reinforcement, compulsive drug seeking, drug withdrawal, negative affect, extended amygdala, habenula, basal ganglia, executive function, incentive salience, dopamine, opioid peptides, corticotropin-releasing factor, glucocorticoids, dynorphin, orexin, nociceptin, endocannabinoid system, oxytocin, allostatic load
MeSH terms
Drug Development, Humans, Motivation, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward, Substance-Related Disorders

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