title: How can drug addiction help us understand obesity?
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. nvolkow@nida.nih.gov
authors.forename: Nora D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Volkow
authors.forename: Roy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001069:Appetite Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine