The molecular neurobiology and neuropathology of opioid use disorder

The number of people diagnosed with opioid use disorder has skyrocketed as a consequence of the opioid epidemic and the increased prescribing of opioid drugs for chronic pain relief. Opioid use disorder is characterized by loss of control of drug taking, continued drug use in the presence of adverse...

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Main Authors: Christopher A. Blackwood, Jean Lud Cadet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Neurobiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665945X2100019X