Tuesday February 07, 2012

Genes May Be A Contributing Factor In Drug Addiction

A recent study undertaken by researchers at Cambridge University is shedding new light on complex mechanism of forming an addictive behaviour.

It also paves a way to determine a successful treatment to break the dependancy on substances.

From Independent:

Scientists have found specific abnormalities in the brains of regular cocaine users which are likely to have been present in early childhood rather than coming about as a result of the drug misuse.

The researchers also found similar abnormalities in the brothers and sisters of cocaine addicts – even though the siblings were not themselves drug users – but did not find the same brain patterns in the general population.”

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