descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1983 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Psychiatric Clinics of North America, volume 6, pages 489-520 (issn: 0193-953X,

Authors: William S. Rea; Mark S. Gold;

doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(18)30820-7

pmid: 6359093

The Role of Endorphins in Opiate Addiction, Opiate Withdrawal, and Recovery

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Abstract

Substance abuse and addiction to various substances are enormous public health problems. Opiates are among the oldest drugs used and abused by humans. The authors trace the history of opiate use from Assyrian poppy art through modern times, and investigate the roles endorphins play in addiction, withdrawal, and recovery.

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Alcoholism, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Norepinephrine, Brain, Humans, Locus Coeruleus, Endorphins, Opioid-Related Disorders, Naltrexone, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

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