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Understanding Addiction and the Brain

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Updated 15 Jul 2019
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Why do some people develop a dependence on alcohol or other drugs while others do not? This session will help you to understand what happens in the brain and body to a person taking drugs, and how dependence may develop. Includes an examination of the reward pathways in the brain, and the chemical reactions that follow.

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Last updated15 Jul 2019
Due for review27 Nov 2025
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