Scientists have identified the reward pathway that when shared by drugs like cocaine and morphine disrupts our natural desire for more life-sustaining needs like food and water.
Mount Sinai researchers, in collaboration with scientists at The Rockefeller University, have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing systems.
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