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Common and specific liability to addiction: approaches to association studies of opioid addiction.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Jun 2012
Nielsen David A, Kreek Mary Jeanne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Opioid addiction, whether to opiates such as heroin and morphine, and/or to non-medical use of opioids, is a major problem worldwide. Although drug-induced and environmental factors are essential for the liability to develop opioid addiction, the genetic background of an individual is now known also to play a substantial role. METHODS: The overall goal of this article is to address the common and...
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