Some parents in the U.S. have taken the European approach of exposing children to alcohol at a young age in hopes that this will protect kids against subsequent drinking because it makes drinking seem less forbidden. Although there has been a blasé belief that sipping alcohol at
read more →The ASAM describes addiction as a chronic disease that changes the reward centers in the brain. It can involve behaviors like shopping, gambling, or sex. But addiction is also most understood in terms of substance abuse. This abuse fundamentally changes how dopamine is managed in the brain.
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