Drug Addiction

Published October 12, 2013

Drug Addiction –

The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts

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When methamphetamine replaced crack as the great drug scourge in the United States, Dr. Hart brought meth addicts into his laboratory for similar experiments — and the results showed similarly rational decisions. He also found that when he raised the …
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Enzymatic Pathway Common to Drugs of Abuse Could Lead to New Treatments

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Oct. 6, 2013 — The extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) pathway plays a role in multiple drug addictions and appears to modulate neuronal plasticity through epigenetic mechanisms, say French scientists.
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Best Drug Rehabilitation Launches Video Highlighting the Treatment Facility's …

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In the video, Best Drug Rehabilitation's Addictions Counselor Elaine Martin discusses how the Understanding Addictions series teaches clients about how the brain reacts and responds to addiction, and how clients can essentially re-train their brain to …
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