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How your brain is wired to just say ‘yes’ to opioids

  • Written by Paul R. Sanberg, Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation & Knowledge Enterprise, University of South Florida
A Philadelphia man, who struggles with opioid addiction, in 2017.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

The mid-1980s was the era of cocaine and marijuana, when “Just Say No” was the centerpiece of the war on drugs and the government’s efforts to stem drug use and addiction. Since then, prescription opioids have become the nation’s drug...

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