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A Drug to Make You Stop Taking Drugs?

A new study reveals that people with addictive personalities also tend to have highly-developed "impulsivity" structures in their brains. Often their impulsive behaviors — and thus their tendencies to eat a zillion drugs — can be curbed with a little dopamine boost. Will we be seeing dopamine-primers and enhancers hitting the market for drug addicts? [Eurekalert]

11:15 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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