How Addiction Happens

Melissa Rooney: Unplugging the drug
New experiences, particularly if their results are beneficial, trigger increases in dopamine that, usually by eliciting pleasure, alert the brain to remember what has happened. It seems no coincidence that visual pathways use dopamine to transmit …
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An understanding of substance use disorder
Program Description: From the March 2014 issue of The Clinical Advisor: An understanding of substance use disorder . Effective treatment requires the recognition of addiction as a brain disease and an understanding of its underlying physiology and …
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