June 27, 2006

How Cocaine Hijacks The Craving Brain

When 18 cocaine addicts watched a 40-minute movie that featured people buying and preparing a substance that looked like cocaine, brain scans showed they produced more dopamine in the dorsal striatum than when they viewed a nature film. The effect was more marked in the most strongly addicted people.

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