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Evidence for a Long-Lasting Compulsive Alcohol Seeking Phenotype in Rats.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2018
Giuliano Chiara, Peña-Oliver Yolanda, Goodlett Charles R, Cardinal Rudolf N, Robbins Trevor W, Bullmore Edward T, Belin David, Everitt Barry J
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Excessive drinking to intoxication is the major behavioral characteristic of those addicted to alcohol but it is not the only one. Indeed, individuals addicted to alcohol also crave alcoholic beverages and spend time and put much effort into compulsively seeking alcohol, before eventually drinking large amounts. Unlike this excessive drinking, for which treatments exist, compulsive alcohol seeking is therefore...
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