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SCIENTISTS' FINDINGS MAY LEAD TO NEW DRUG-ABUSE TREATMENTS
August 27, 2008
DALLAS, Aug. 27 -- The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:

Increased connections among brain cells caused by excessive drug use may represent the body's defense mechanism to combat addiction and related behaviors, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Previous studies have shown that repeated use of drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines and nicotine increase the number of anatomical structures c . . .

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