Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted By Turning Off Brain Trigger
In the study, researchers were able to prevent the addicted animals from seeking alcohol and drinking it, the equivalent of relapse. “One of the main causes of relapse is craving, triggered by the memory by certain cues – like going into a bar, or the …
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Matthew Perry on drug and alcohol addiction during 'Friends' era: 'I was never …
He reflected on his routine alcohol abuse and a jet-ski accident in 1997, which led him to the use of prescription drugs. "Here, take this,'" the actor recalled of a physician telling him at the time. PHOTOS: CELEBRITIES IN REHAB. "I did and I felt …
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