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11-07-11, 02:08 PM
10/31/11
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Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has studied the neural pathways of addiction and believes that we've got to protect our brains.
Much of her research and advocacy is focused upon shattering current myths surrounding drug addiction such as:
Marijuana is not addictive
Prescription medications are always safe (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/dr-drew-prescription-drug-abuse-teenagers_n_1020196.html)
You can control your addiction
This cluster of myths can be investigated by focusing on how the brain creates and responds to dopamine.
Read more, watch the video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/31/new-brain-research-helps-explain-addiction_n_1067837.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=110711&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief
no author listed
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has studied the neural pathways of addiction and believes that we've got to protect our brains.
Much of her research and advocacy is focused upon shattering current myths surrounding drug addiction such as:
Marijuana is not addictive
Prescription medications are always safe (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/dr-drew-prescription-drug-abuse-teenagers_n_1020196.html)
You can control your addiction
This cluster of myths can be investigated by focusing on how the brain creates and responds to dopamine.
Read more, watch the video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/31/new-brain-research-helps-explain-addiction_n_1067837.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=110711&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief