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The most common types of drug addiction

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, ...
The Conversation

Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction

Ana Clara Bobadilla receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards.
Medscape

Diabetes Drug May Be Effective in Treating Addiction

Exenatide (Ex-4), a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist currently used in the management of type 2 diabetes, could effectively treat drug addiction, including cocaine dependence, new ...
The BMJ

When I use a word . . . Artificial intelligence—predicting and detecting adverse drug reactions

The Law of Mass action predicts that all adverse drug reactions are related to the concentration of the drug at the site of ...