Targeting brain circuits for addiction, relapse
Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? A drug that wakes up narcoleptics treat cocaine addiction? An old antidepressant fight methamphetamine?
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Scientists drug snails to probe human addictions
In an unusual behavioural experiment, scientists use pond snails to study the effects of methamphetamine on the brain.
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Aid for Muslim addicts
Mohammed Al-Turaiki left his traditional Saudi Arabian headdress behind in favor of a blazer and sweater as he made the rounds at one of the United States’ oldest addiction treatment centers.
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