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NIDA research reveals subconscious signals can trigger drug craving

Using a brain imaging technology called functional magnetic resonance imaging, scientists have discovered that cocaine-related images trigger the emotional centers of the brains of patients addicted to drugs -- even when the subjects are unaware they've seen anything. The study, published Jan. 30 in the journal PLoS ONE, was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.

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