Addict brain 'designed for drugs'
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Differences in the brain may increase the chances a person will take drugs, scientists say.
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Scientists believe the honey bee may hold the key to understanding more about alcohol addiction.
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A big UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
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NEW YORK  - Recovering alcoholics who   manage to abstain for the long haul can fully recover mental   functions damaged by excessive drinking, a new study suggests.
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A French pharmaceutical company claims it has developed a pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking. Scientists say the experimental drug might be even more versatile, providing a new tool to help people stop abusing drugs and alcohol, too.
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Many people think they know what addiction is, but despite non-experts' willingness to opine on its treatment and whether Britney or Lindsay's rehab was tough enough, the term is still a battleground. Is addiction a disease? A moral weakness? A disorder caused by drug or alcohol use, or a compuls...
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Scientists have devised a treatment which could stop alcoholics drinking too much.
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Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
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Interpretations of the insanity plea have changed through the ages, but advances in neuroscience promise to redefine free will and personal responsibility, and change the way we think about punishment. By Rowan Hooper.
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A brain chemical that stokes hunger for food and fat also triggers thirst for alcohol and may play a role in chronic drinking, according to a study led by Princeton University scientists.
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Smoking causes long-lasting changes  in the brain similar to changes seen in animals when they are  given cocaine, heroin and other addictive drugs, U.S.  researchers said on Tuesday.
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According to a recently published study, nicotine addiction is caused by a genetic defect which prevents liver to rid one&#39;s body from nicotine.
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Nicotine is a major addictive component in cigarettes, scientists said. However, how chemical dependency results from nicotine&#39;s interaction with brain cells still largely stumps the experts.
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The same brain circuits are involved  when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts  think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and  addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Scientists have said for decades that nicotine is a major addictive component in cigarettes. But exactly how chemical dependency results from nicotine&#39;s interaction
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Scientists say they have identified an area of the brain that may explain why some people are obsessed with collecting items.
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Well-designed studies suggest several ways to improve the brainâs viability.