Article 6M6VD Here's Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs

Here's Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs

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Ed Cara
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Scientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain's reward system to make us ignore basic needs like food or water. In mice, the researchers were able to extensively detail a neural pathway that allows the brain to respond to natural positive stimuli, while also showing how drugs can...

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