Your Brain on Drugs
May 23, 2020
Our brains regulate everything that we do. It’s the most complex organ in our bodies. You naturally engage your brain to move your toes, appreciate
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Our brains regulate everything that we do. It’s the most complex organ in our bodies. You naturally engage your brain to move your toes, appreciate
Dependency on a drug is a disease – a chemically induced, complex brain disease. The National Institute on Drug Abuse describes drug addiction as “a disease that
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You do not have to go to prison to stop abusing drugs. We know more today because now, we know addiction is a brain disease.