Drug Addiction: Treatment Strategies

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Drug addiction, clinically referred to as Substance Use Disorder (SUD), is a chronic, progressive, and relapsing brain disease that manifests as an uncontrollable compulsion to seek and use drugs, despite the detrimental consequences it brings to physical, psychological, social, and occupational well-being. It is recognized not only as a complex disorder of the brain’s reward … Read more

Central Nervous System Stimulants

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Central Nervous System Stimulants Central Nervous System (CNS) Stimulants comprise a diverse and pharmacologically significant class of psychoactive substances that exert excitatory effects on the brain and spinal cord. These agents function primarily by enhancing the synaptic activity of various excitatory neurotransmitters—most notably dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin—resulting in a heightened state of mental alertness, elevated … Read more