How Drugs Affect The Brain

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I am looking forward to this class because I believe it will answer the question of how drugs effect the brain. How did we as a society become so depended on drugs.

The brain changes physically from the time of birth to the age of 22 years old when we reach maturity. This change continues to change as in the case of a be=rain injury to compensate for lost functions or maximize remaining functions. As adults whenever something new is learned and memorized. Research has shown that the brain never stops changing through learning. So, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

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