Brain circuit breakthrough paves way for opioid addiction treatments

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Targeting a specific circuit in the striatum may hold the key to combatting opioid use disorders

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are now the main drivers of fatal overdoses in the US, yet current treatment of the addiction is haphazard and often prohibitive. But new research has uncovered a neurological mechanism that could lead to targeted and more effective medical responses.

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