Cocaine: How addiction develops
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 11:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioural patterns of addiction. Molecular changes at the connection points in the brain's reward centre are directly responsible for this...
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