Inside the Brains of Addicts

Published November 10, 2013

Inside the brains of addicts
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are hoping to develop medicines for treating drug addiction that may block ill effects of the dopamine system, particularly the depression of the reward circuit caused by addictive drugs. "I think addiction …
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Healthbeat: What parents need to know about teen drug use trends
The Monitoring The Future Study, conducted by the University of Michigan, reports that nonmedical use of prescription medicine remains a serious part of the teen drug problem. These opioid pain relievers and heroin both are made from the Asian opium …
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TEDxUVM 2011 – Hugh Garavan – Addiction, the Frontal Lobes, and the Science of Willpower – HUGH GARAVAN Hugh Garavan’s research interest is cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive control functions. This interest merges naturally into cli…