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Neural Epigenetic Changes In Response To Morphine: A Peek Into The Science Of Addiction, Timothy Smartt, Jeffrey Edwards, Addison Smartt Mar 2024

Neural Epigenetic Changes In Response To Morphine: A Peek Into The Science Of Addiction, Timothy Smartt, Jeffrey Edwards, Addison Smartt

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024

Introduction

Since the 1990's, the United States has experienced a crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. The effects of opioids on the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the reward center of the brain, are a primary cause of opioid dependence.