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Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking - new research in mice
Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.
For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain region, pointing to potential new scree... [4835 chars]
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