The Mechanistic Classification of Addictive Drugs
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The Mechanistic Classification of Addictive Drugs
November 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 11 | e437 The consumption of a variety of natural and synthetic substances can lead to addiction, which is commonly defi ned by the loss of control and compulsive consumption despite negative consequences. Although addictive drugs have diverse molecular targets in the brain, they share the common initial effect of increasing the concentration of dopamine release...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030437