New Marijuana Target (IMAGE)

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New Marijuana Target

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This working model shows how chronic exposure to the psychoactive component of marijuana may increase dopamine levels by altering the function of an inhibitory cell type, contributing to the drug's pleasurable and potentially addictive qualities.

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Friend et al., <i>JNeurosci</i> (2017)

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