Some 10 to 15 percent of people will have a substance abuse problem at some point, making it one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, problems with depression, anxiety, and health and money problems. Yet people with addictions seem to experience a sort of myopia, getting in...
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Why some Parkinson’s patients develop harmful addictive behaviours
by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute A QIMR Berghofer study has discovered how the medications given to people with Parkinson’s disease cause some patients to develop addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, binge eating, hypersexuality and excessive shopping. Medicines that increase dopamine levels in the brain are the cornerstone of treatment for symptoms of Parkinson’s...