Friday, January 24, 2020

Opioid dependence found to permanently change brains of rats

Approximately one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, with five to 10 percent developing an opioid use disorder or addiction. In a new study, researchers found that opioid dependence produced permanent changes in the brains of rats.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200124155116.htm

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