National Geographic: How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction

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We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit.

Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are challenging the view that it’s a moral failing and researching treatments that could offer an exit from the cycle of desire, bingeing, and withdrawal that traps tens of millions of people ...

continued at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/the-addicted-brain/