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What is the main point of the text?
What is the main point of the text?
- Addiction is a choice and can be overcome with willpower.
- Addiction is a long-lasting and complex brain disease (correct)
- Addiction is caused by genetic factors.
- Addiction is caused by social factors.
What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for?
What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for?
- Making decisions about risky behaviors. (correct)
- Controlling emotions.
- Rewarding healthy behaviors.
- Reacting quickly to danger.
What is the purpose of the new study NIH is launching?
What is the purpose of the new study NIH is launching?
- To assess the effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain. (correct)
- To track the links between substance use and mental health.
- To understand why some people become addicted while others don't.
- To identify the genes linked to different forms of addiction.
What is the risk of relapse for those who have successfully quit?
What is the risk of relapse for those who have successfully quit?
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How does addiction hijack the brain?
How does addiction hijack the brain?
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