How Addiction Happens

Understanding neurochemical basis of addiction
"We have known for many years what areas of the brain are involved in the development of addiction and which neurotransmitters are essential for this process," Weiner said. "We need to know the causal relationship between neurochemical changes in the …
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Caution, clicking random articles on Wikipedia might cause addiction
Although, when I do click on an article that's highlighted in yellow with warnings like "this article needs citations" or that "it needs to be cleaned up" my brain is all, "Abort! Abort this mission!" I've never actually visited Wikipedia just to click …
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Gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found
The cause of the excessive drinking was tracked down to single base-pair point mutations in the gene Gabrb1, which codes for the beta 1 subunit, an important component of the GABAA receptor in the brain. This receptor responds to the brain's most …
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Cocaine in the human brain — A look at the effect of cocaine in the brain and a physiological explanation for chemical addiction and withdrawal.

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