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University of Oslo: Stress Can Increase the Risk of Substance Addiction
September 10, 2026
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oslo issued the following news:

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Stress can increase the risk of substance addiction

Healthy people who were exposed to high levels of stress and given access to opioids worked hard to obtain higher doses - even though the medication did not help them. The effect was most pronounced in men, according to a new Norwegian study.

By Svein Harald Milde, Psykologisk institutt

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