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Addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes a person to compulsively seek out drugs even though they cause harm.

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Is it true that addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes a person to compulsively seek out drugs even though they cause harm?

Yes. Substantial neurobiological research establishes addiction as a chronic brain disorder characterized by persistent alterations in neural circuits that drive compulsive drug seeking and use despite negative consequences.

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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that addiction involves deep-seated neurobiological changes across reward, frontostriatal, and limbic circuits, aligning precisely with the claim that addiction is a chronic brain disease causing compulsive behavior.

Evidence for · 7
Kicking the Habit: The Neural Basis of Ingrained Behaviors in Cocaine Addiction
2010
Supports the neurobiological basis of addiction by showing how ingrained behaviors and neural plasticity drive compulsive drug use.
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Pierce, R. & Vanderschuren, L. J. M. J. (2010). Kicking the Habit: The Neural Basis of Ingrained Behaviors in Cocaine Addiction. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.01.007

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Cross-talk between the epigenome and neural circuits in drug addiction
2017
Highlights drug addiction as a behavioral disorder governed by transcriptional and molecular changes within neural circuits.
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Mews, P. & Calipari, E. S. (2017). Cross-talk between the epigenome and neural circuits in drug addiction. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.08.012

Regulation of addiction by the insular cortex: The interplay between interoception and cognitive function
2025
Demonstrates how the insular cortex processes cravings and interoception to reinforce compulsive drug-seeking behavior.
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Tao, D., Huang, S., Song, Z., Wen, J., Galaj, E., & Luo, Y. (2025). Regulation of addiction by the insular cortex: The interplay between interoception and cognitive function. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113340

Glutamate concentration of medial prefrontal cortex is inversely associated with addictive behaviors: a translational study
2024
Identifies dysregulated frontostriatal and glutamatergic circuits as the underlying neural substrates of compulsive seeking and taking.
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Zhou, H., Hong, T., Chen, X., Su, C., Teng, B., Xi, W., Cadet, J., Yang, Y., Geng, F., & Hu, Y. (2024). Glutamate concentration of medial prefrontal cortex is inversely associated with addictive behaviors: a translational study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-03145-x

From Neuroadaptation to Neuroprogression: Rethinking Chronic Cocaine Exposure Through a Model of Cocaine-Related Cerebropathy.
2026
Documents persistent brain alterations and neuroadaptation resulting from chronic substance exposure.
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MG, C., I, M., F, D. R., G, G., L, M., A, B., R, R., R, M., B, T., C, T., M, D., & AGI, M. (2026). From Neuroadaptation to Neuroprogression: Rethinking Chronic Cocaine Exposure Through a Model of Cocaine-Related Cerebropathy.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15062222

Beyond total BDNF: The proBDNF/mBDNF balance in substance use disorders.
2026
Details how substances of abuse alter neuroplasticity by shifting the proBDNF/mBDNF balance in reward circuitry.
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SL, A., MM, M., SL, F., SB, G., KT, B., & SQ, S. (2026). Beyond total BDNF: The proBDNF/mBDNF balance in substance use disorders.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107531

A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel's <i>Principles of Neural Science</i> and their scientific context.
2026
Traces the evolution of scientific consensus in neuroscience establishing addiction as a disorder of motivation, learning, and brain circuitry.
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P, S., OLA, H., A, M., I, M., D, E., & J, B. (2026). A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel's <i>Principles of Neural Science</i> and their scientific context.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1755832

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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that addiction involves deep-seated neurobiological changes across reward, frontostriatal, and limbic circuits, aligning precisely with the claim that addiction is a chronic brain disease causing compulsive behavior.

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