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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Maria Mavrikaki, PhD Feed]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brain plasticity in drug addiction: Burden and benefit]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The brain&#8217;s neuroplasticity — its ability to adapt and change — makes it possible for us to learn new skills and solve complex problems, but it also makes some people more vulnerable to the consequences of substance use disorders. This same ability also makes it possible for a person to make cognitive modifications in order to change an addictive behavior.]]>
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                        <updated>2020-06-26T10:30:03-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your genes and addiction]]></title>
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                        <updated>2019-01-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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