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Recreational cocaine: Brain area involved in addiction activated earlier than thought

May 23, 2017 by

Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption of the drug lead to dopamine release in an area of the brain thought to promote compulsive use, according to researchers.

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