SnapShot: Neurobiology of opioid use disorder.

Ellis, Randall J; Rahman, Tanni; Sherman, Jeremy; Hurd, Yasmin L · Cell · 2021

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Abstract

The use of opioid drugs and related overdose deaths, which rose to epidemic proportions over the past decade, have been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, a time of great uncertainty and isolation. Much is known about opioid pharmacology and related neural circuits that, combined with novel emerging neurobiological insights, can help guide new treatment strategies. To view this SnapShot, open or download the PDF.

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