Drug addiction may be a goal-directed choice driven by excessive drug value in negative
affective states, a habit driven by strong stimulus− response associations, or a compulsion …

Continued seeking and drinking of alcohol despite adverse legal, health, economic, and
societal consequences is a central hallmark of human alcohol use disorders. This …

Addiction was suggested to emerge from the progressive dominance of habits over goal-
directed behaviors. However, it is generally assumed that habits do not persist in choice …

The view that anatomically distinct memory systems differentially contribute to the
development of drug addiction and relapse has received extensive support. The present …

Excessive alcohol consumption remains a global public health crisis, with millions suffering
from alcohol use disorder (AUD, or simply “alcoholism”), leading to significantly reduced life …

Loss of flexible control over alcohol use may contribute to the development of alcohol use
disorders. An increased contribution of response habits to alcohol‐related behaviors may …

It has long been suggested that alcohol or substance use disorders could emerge from the
progressive development and dominance of drug habits. Like habits, drug-related behaviors …

Animal studies have demonstrated that chronic exposure to drugs of abuse impairs goal‐
directed control over action selection indexed by the outcome‐devaluation and specific …

Addiction has been conceptualized as a specific form of memory that appropriates typically
adaptive neural mechanisms of learning to produce the progressive spiral of drug-seeking …

The development of alcohol-use disorders is thought to involve a transition from casual
alcohol use to uncontrolled alcohol-seeking behavior. This review will highlight evidence …