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Tag: drug

Cocaine use during adolescence changes shape and size of brain regions that govern drug-seeking

Posted on 2013/02/08 | by Julie

Dr. Paul Frankland
Dr. Paul Frankland

Adolescents who use cocaine risk changing the part of the brain involved in reward and learning, according to research published in the January 30 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience.  Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Addiction, Adolescence, Craving, Development, drug, reward

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