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Researchers in NIDA's Division of Intramural Research (DIR) have recentlypublished brain imaging findings that show that cue-induced drug cravingis linked to distinct brain systems that are involved in memory.
Leshner, Director of NIDA, described this research as extremely important, saying that, "Drug craving is a central aspect of addiction and poses a serious obstacle to treatment success for many individuals.
Animal studies have shown that drug craving is associated with an increase in activation in the nucleus accumbens (Di Chiara, 1999).
The concept of drug craving is believed to play a crucial role in the dynamics of relapse, although it has proven to be an elusive and difficult construct to measure.
And, drug craving is associated more with the right side of the brain than the left.

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