Opioid dependence found to permanently change brains of rats

ScienceDaily
Jan 24, 2020, 3:51 pm280 pts
Approximately one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, with five to 10 percent developing an opioid use disorder or addiction. In a new study, researchers found that opioid dependence produced permanent changes in the brains of rats.

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