A new clue found in the research of preventing opioid addiction relapse
Research at the University of Washington finds a new clue about preventing relapse in opioid addiction.
According to a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, reports that certain regions of brain cells called nucleus accumbens can be controlled specifically.
The process can be used to prevent relapse for any addiction because they are affected in the same region of the brain as drug addiction.
The research focused on identifying the brain circuitry that regulates the addictive behavior and using artificial receptors to control the activity.
To learn more read the full article here: https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/researchers-find-clue-preventing-addiction-relapse
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