Craving in Opioid Use Disorder: From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major public health issue that has reached epidemic levels in some parts of the world. It is a chronic and complex neurobiological disease associated with frequent relapse to drug taking. Craving, defined as an overwhelmingly strong desire or need to use a drug, is a c...

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Main Authors: Johan Kakko, Hannu Alho, Alexander Baldacchino, Rocío Molina, Felice Alfonso Nava, Gabriel Shaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00592/full