(+)-naloxone blocks opioid addiction by an immunologic mechanism. |
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EurekAlert: IMAGE: This is concept art depicting addiction by Joshua Burton (School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide). Click here for more information. "The drug (+)-naloxone automatically shuts down the addiction. It shuts down the need to take opioids, it cuts out behaviours associated with addiction, and the neurochemistry in the brain changes – dopamine, which is the chemical important for providing that sense of 'reward' from the drug, is no longer produced."
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