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02-25-2006, 11:03 PM
Rats Unlock Mystery To Morphine Addiction

February 22, 2006 2:01 p.m. EST

Ayinde O. Chase - All Headline News Staff Writer

Barcelona, Spain (AHN) - A team of researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona has found experimental evidence in rats showing a link between addiction to morphine and the tendency to explore perseveringly. This is the first time a direct relationship has been found without other psychological characteristics, such as anxiousness, that might affect results.

The data identified by researchers and published in Behavioural Brain Research, are useful for planning preventative strategies in the risk population.

(perseveringly: To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.)

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