Food Addiction and Drug Addiction Have in Common?

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Food Addiction and Drug Addiction Have in Common?

• There are shocking parallels between food
  addiction and drug addiction. The centers of the
  brain that lead to drug addiction and the need
  for Los Angeles drug rehab are the same as what
  leads a person to be addicted to food.

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Food Addiction
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Drug Addiction
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The similarities are rather frightening, yet they
give treatment centers and doctors an idea of how
to help patients overcome both forms of addiction.
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The Brains Reward System Is out of Control
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A better understanding of the way the Brain of
cocaine addicts works may favour more suitable
treatments.
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Both drugs and junk foods bombard the brain with
dopamine, which is a feel-good neurotransmitter.
Dopamine affects the pleasure centers of the
brain. Over time, the brains structure and
function can change, which leads to a reduction
in dopamine receptors. 
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