title: Loosening addiction's deadly grip. Recent research paints a picture of addiction as a progressive, chronic neurological disease that wreaks havoc with brain chemistry.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brower
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D035843:Biomedical Research; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine