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Addiction and the Brain Addiction and the Brain

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Addiction and the Brain

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This is what happens to your brain when you take... This is what happens to your brain when you take...

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Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. ...

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1 Video-Video jplist-topic-Addiction jplist-topic-Benzos jplist-topic-Prescription-Pills jplist-topic-Science jplist-topic-Xanax 0 344009 344009 Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. He also discusses some of the long-term side effects of using Xanax.Description from Business Insider

This is what happens to your brain when you take Xanax

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Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. He also ...

How Your Brain is Wired to Just Say 'Yes' to... How Your Brain is Wired to Just Say 'Yes' to...

Article from The Conversation by Paul R. Sanberg and Samantha Portis

According to Sanberg and Portis, "Brain scientists have known for decades that opioids are complex and difficult substances to manage when ...

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2 Article-Article jplist-topic-Addiction jplist-topic-Brain jplist-topic-Drugs jplist-topic-fentanyl jplist-topic-Heroin jplist-topic-Opioids jplist-topic-Overdose jplist-topic-Prescriptions 0 344056 344056 According to Sanberg and Portis, "Brain scientists have known for decades that opioids are complex and difficult substances to manage when it comes to addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that more than 20 percent of the patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, and between 8 and 12 percent of those who use prescription opioids develop a use disorder."This article explains how opioid's affect the brain. Read the full article

How Your Brain is Wired to Just Say 'Yes' to Opioids

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According to Sanberg and Portis, "Brain scientists have known for decades that opioids are complex and difficult substances to manage when it comes ...

Drugs and the Brain Drugs and the Brain

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According to NIDA, "Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters. Some drugs, such as ...

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3 Article-Article jplist-topic-Addiction jplist-topic-Alcohol jplist-topic-Brain jplist-topic-Drugs jplist-topic-Science 0 344080 344080 According to NIDA, "Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter in the body."This article explains how drugs affect the human brain. Read the full article

Drugs and the Brain

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According to NIDA, "Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters. Some drugs, such as marijuana and ...

Drug Abuse Effects on the Brain Infographic Drug Abuse Effects on the Brain Infographic

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The Science of Opioid Addiction and Treatment The Science of Opioid Addiction and Treatment

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Opioids mimic the body's natural pain relievers, binding to receptor proteins in the brain and inducing euphoria.Description by NOVA PBS ...

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The Science of Opioid Addiction and Treatment

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Opioids mimic the body's natural pain relievers, binding to receptor proteins in the brain and inducing euphoria.Description by NOVA PBS Official

Can the Brain Recover From Addiction? Can the Brain Recover From Addiction?

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In this episode, Can The Brain Recover From Addiction, we explore the brain's recovery from addiction to substances, like opioids and ...

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Can the Brain Recover From Addiction?

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In this episode, Can The Brain Recover From Addiction, we explore the brain's recovery from addiction to substances, like opioids and alcohol, and ...

How Alcohol Causes the Brain to Shrink How Alcohol Causes the Brain to Shrink

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According to Buddy T, "Although it is true that chronic alcohol abuse does cause significant brain damage, much of that damage can be ...

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7 Article-Article jplist-topic-Alcohol jplist-topic-Brain jplist-topic-Shrink 0 376705 376705 According to Buddy T, "Although it is true that chronic alcohol abuse does cause significant brain damage, much of that damage can be reversed with abstinence and alcoholics can obtain long-term sobriety in spite of deficits in decision-making."This article explains how alcohol can cause the brain to shrink along with other damaging effects.Read the full article

How Alcohol Causes the Brain to Shrink

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According to Buddy T, "Although it is true that chronic alcohol abuse does cause significant brain damage, much of that damage can be reversed with ...

Addiction Explained by the NIDA Addiction Explained by the NIDA

The National Institute of Drug Abuse published this video on Mar 11, 2019. Delivered from a teenager's point of view, this video explores ...

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8 Video-Video 0 587820 587820 The National Institute of Drug Abuse published this video on Mar 11, 2019.  Delivered from a teenager's point of view, this video explores how the processes of brain development and computer programming are similar.  View the video below.

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The National Institute of Drug Abuse published this video on Mar 11, 2019. Delivered from a teenager's point of view, this video explores how the ...

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