Scripps Research Team Finds Stress Hormone Key To Alcohol Dependence (redOrbit)

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The findings suggest development of drug treatment for substance abuseA team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has found that a specific stress hormone, the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), is key to the development and maintenance of alcohol dependence in animal models. Chemically blocking the stress factor also blocked the signs and symptoms of addiction, suggesting a …

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