Treating Addiction By Eliminating Drug-associated Memories
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 09:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. For example, exposure to the same environment in which they commonly used drugs – a contextual memory – can increase their craving for the drug dramatically and can lead to relapse.