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What is addiction
Addiction is a chronic and relapsing psychiatric disorder affecting a large number of people worldwide. Ample evidence from basic and clinical neuroscience has demonstrated that addiction is a brain disease marked by compulsive substance use despite a host of negative consequences. Neuroscience has discovered several neural circuits underlying the behavioral expression of tolerance, craving, and withdrawal, which are critical constructs to understanding vulnerability to relap

Shea McTaggart, Psy.D.
Apr 5, 20225 min read
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