The brain-addiction connection : Crystal meth (speed), and our good friend dopamine

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

So, We've talked about the general way in which neurons in the brain communicate with one another and then reviewed the ways in which cocaine messes some of the basic processes that the brain depends on. It's time to move on to another drug, and since the brain-addiction connection is similar for ...

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The brain-addiction connection : Neurons and neurotransmitters

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

As I'd mentioned in an earlier post, while many people experiment with, or use, drugs at some point in their lives, only a small percentage (between 10%-15%) develop chronic drug abuse and dependence problems. While some of the specifics of what makes one person more likely to move from recreational use ...

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