Drug addiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Drug addiction is a pathological condition. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the dec...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_addiction
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Addiction: Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ... When science began to study addictive behavior in the 1930s, people addicted to drugs were thought to be morally flawed and lacking in willpower.
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www.drugabuse.gov/ScienceofAddiction/
www.drugabuse.gov/ScienceofAddiction/
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Some drugs, like aspirin, are not addictive. They don't change any of our body chemistry, and they do not create such intense feelings that we are reluctant to give them up. Can someone really be addicted to chocolate?
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug97/871486739.Ns.r.html
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The simple answer is dopamine. Drugs of abuse release dopamine. Dopamine is a vital neurotransmitter involved in many aspects of normal body functioning. The Ventral Tegmentum Area (VTA) is the brain "reward pathway or reward circuit."...
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Abusing some prescription drugs can lead to addiction. You can develop an addiction to: ... The availability of drugs is probably one reason. Doctors are prescribing more drugs for more health problems than ever before. Online pharmacies make it easy to get prescription drugs without a prescription, even for youngsters.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html
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There is a relationship between addictive drugs of abuse such as alcohol and nicotine in cigarette smoke, as well as illegal drugs such as opiates, cocaine and marijuana, and increased susceptibility to infections.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16872369
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To determine whether noradrenaline (NA) is an essential neurotransmitter for addictive and appetitive behaviors, we measured drug and food seeking in transgenic mice lacking dopamine beta-hydroxylase (Dbh), the enzyme responsible for synthesizing NA.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16899413
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The drugs, called benzodiazepines, are often a cheaper alternative to some newer types of medicines that don't have the same potentially addictive side effects, said Rajesh Balkrishnan, the study's lead author and the Merrell Dow professor of pharmacy at Ohio State University . "Some of the most vulnerable populations...
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/25416.php
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Information about addictive drugs and the effects of long term use ... Site Location: Home > Drug and Alcohol Information > Addictive Drugs ... Any of these drugs are capable of awakening dependence or addiction, even if these drugs are not your drugs of choice. Types of Addictive Drugs; Street Drugs; Legal Drugs...
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www.egetgoing.com/drug_addiction/addictive_drugs.asp
www.egetgoing.com/drug_addiction/addictive_drugs.asp
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