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050 _aWM 270 .U55 2004
110 _aUnited States Congress|Office of Technology Assessment
245 0 _aBiological components of substance abuse and addiction
260 _aHonolulu
_bUniversity Press of the Pacific
_c2004
300 _avi, 61p.
500 _aExamines biological factors that contribute to substance abuse and addiction. Discusses the activities that take place in the brain as a result of taking drugs of abuse over a long period, and the part a person's biological make up plays in their reaction to a particular drug. Presents the effects of drugs of abuse on the user, including the withdrawal effects.
650 _aSubstance-Related Disorders|Brain|Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
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