How Addiction Happens

Jury continues deliberations in death penalty case related to Oklahoma couple …
Much of the sentencing phase focused on whether he was capable of controlling his impulses and making reasoned decisions when he kidnapped and killed the couple. The defense argues he has a low IQ and has suffered a hard life of abuse, brain damage …
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Fish Brains Clue In Explaining Nicotine Addiction
One particular region of zebrafish brain can provide an understanding of the circuitry underlying the nicotine addiction, a new study finds. In neural pathways researches, it is helpful in establishing an analogous relationship between a region of the …
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Doctors' Group Urges Tighter Controls on Prescription Painkillers
Dr. Stephen Dewey researches addiction and the brain at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y. He called the ACP guidelines "excellent and perhaps long overdue," and said they are based on extensive and rigorous science.
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