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Drug addictions. Molecular and cellular endpoints.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2001
Kreek M J
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Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs of abuse continues to be one of the most significant medical, social, and economic problems facing our society. Since the mid-1960s, addictions have been recognized as diseases. We have hypothesized that three domains of factors contribute to the development and persistence of addictions: inherited or genetic differences in individual physiology, alterations in...
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