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Substance abuse is a disease of the human brain: focus on alcohol.

The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics - 1 Jan 2010

Anton Raymond

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Alcohol and substance abuse are prevalent in our society. Advances in neuroscience have led to a clearer understanding of the effects of abused substances on the brain. Clues are now available regarding how a person goes from a "user" to being addicted based on brain chemistry, anatomy, and genetic risk. During this process the person loses at least partial, if not complete, control, over their compulsive...

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PMID: 21105937
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00527.x

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