Addicts' Cravings Have Different Roots in Men and Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130131511.htm

ScienceDaily (Jan. 30, 2012) — When it comes to addiction, sex matters. A new brain imaging study by Yale School of Medicine researchers suggests stress robustly activates areas of the brain associated with craving in cocaine-dependent women, while drug cues activate similar brain regions in cocaine-dependent men. The study, expected to be published online Jan. 31 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, suggests men and women with cocaine dependence might benefit more from different treatment options.

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