Neural mechanisms underlying the vulnerability to develop compulsive drug-seeking habits and addiction

We hypothesize that drug addiction can be viewed as the endpoint of a series of transitions from initial voluntary drug use through the loss of control over this behaviour, such that it becomes habitual and ultimately compulsive. We describe evidence that the switch from controlled to compulsive dru...

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Main Authors: Everitt, Barry J, Belin, David, Economidou, Daina, Pelloux, Yann, Dalley, Jeffrey W, Robbins, Trevor W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607322/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640910
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0089
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