What Is Dopamine For, Anyway? Love, Lust, Pleasure, Addiction?

What Is Dopamine for, Anyway? Love, Lust, Pleasure, Addiction?

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If you think of dopamine as only being about pleasure or only being about attention, you'll end up with a false idea of some of the problems involving dopamine, like drug addiction or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and you'll end up with …
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Doctors prescribe narcotics too often for pain, CDC chief says

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The nation's top public health official on Tuesday sharply criticized the widespread treatment of aches and pains with narcotics, saying that doctors are prescribing such drugs too soon, too often and for too long — putting patients at risk of …
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Opioid Painkiller Abuse Epidemic Spurs Search for Safe Drug (2)

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The epidemic has spurred U.S. legislation seeking to ban drugs that fail to resist tampering, amid a push by the Food and Drug Administration to encourage treatments that are less likely to become addictive. “We are not wedded to any one way or the …
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