For Which of the Following Reasons Is Drug Addiction Considered a Complex Brain Disease?
Question by Devin: For which of the following reasons is drug addiction considered a complex brain disease?
3. For which of the following reasons is drug addiction considered a complex brain disease?
(Points : 1)
Those who are addicted usually have a mental illness.
Use of drugs over time creates a disease in sections of the brain.
Drugs change the way the brain functions.
With drugs, brain chemicals increase and burn the brain.
Does abybody know?
Best answer:
Answer by J B
Drugs change the way the brain functions.
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