Drug addiction: bad habits add up

被引:431
作者
Robbins, TW [1 ]
Everitt, BJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Expt Psychol, Cambridge CB2 3EB, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1038/19208
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We know how many drugs of abuse - cocaine, heroin and nicotine - work, but less about how they lead to addiction. Studies of the brain-learning systems concerned are addressing the causes of addiction, with the Intent of developing better treatments.
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