Brain changes in an addict make it hard to resist heroin and similar drugs

Brain changes in an addict make it hard to resist heroin and similar drugs
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman this month has raised many questions about drug addiction, among them: What do drugs such as heroin do to the brain to make them so addictive? Can these chemical changes be undone? Over the past 20 years, …
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Mind control: Alcohol, drug addiction stew in the brain
But addiction finds its home in the brain. "Every drug of abuse has its own receptors that it acts on," said addiction specialist Dr. Joseph Beck, head of the addiction program at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. "What they all have in common is …
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Bad News — All Your Favorite '90s Cartoons Just Became Drug Addicts
These scarring and awesomely foul artworks come courtesy of artist Paul Ribera, whose sick and twisted mind we can't help but admire. In his visceral imaginings, the "Rugrats" gang is … I, personally, have been interested in the effects of drugs and …
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