title: Brain disease model of addiction: why is it so controversial?
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: nvolkow@nida.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Nora D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Volkow
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koob
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D001921:Brain; D001927:Brain Diseases; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004298:Dopamine; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D012201:Reward; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine