Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication, September 1st, 1999
Research is presented on drug addiction and how it effects the brain. The way in which these addictions are brought on are discussed as well as which drugs are more likely to be addictive. The personality changes undergone by addicts and techniques on ridding an addictive behavior are noted.
Drug on the Brain
Here's how drug addiction affects your mind and body and why you should avoid falling into the addiction trap.
Charlie had no intention of getting addicted. "I just liked getting high," the 16-year-old says. "I forgot about my problems when I was high."
He started with a few alcoholic...
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