Brain scans probe the chemistry of opioid addiction
NCT ID NCT03190954
Summary
This study aimed to understand how opioid addiction affects the brain's dopamine system, a key chemical messenger involved in reward and self-control. Researchers used brain scans (PET and MRI) and thinking tests to compare people with opioid use disorder—some on medication treatments and some not—to healthy volunteers. The goal was to gather knowledge about the brain changes in addiction, not to test a new treatment.
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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