The Latest Findings on Why It’s So Hard to Quit Drinking

Scientists are using electrodes and lasers to uncover how compulsive drinking works in the brain

troy farah
Elemental
Published in
6 min readJan 16, 2020

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ItIt sounded like the foot of God was coming down through the roof. But Wanda (name changed) soon realized she wasn’t hearing her upstairs neighbor stomping her ceiling to death. She was hallucinating from…

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troy farah
Elemental

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