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The most common types of drug addiction

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, ...
Medscape

Diabetes Drug May Be Effective in Treating Addiction

Exenatide (Ex-4), a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist currently used in the management of type 2 diabetes, could effectively treat drug addiction, including cocaine dependence, new ...
The Conversation

Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction

Ana Clara Bobadilla receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards.
Psychology Today

Drug Use Isn’t All or Only an Individual Choice

Drug use and addiction are simultaneously a person-level phenomenon (individuals use drugs and may become addicted), an inter-person or social-level phenomenon (using is a social practice often done ...