A recent study conducted by the federal Brookhaven National Laboratory found that cocaine-addicted individuals who were given a choice between viewing a variety of other images and viewing pictures of cocaine, showed a clear preference for drug-related images. The group of cocaine-addicted individuals was compared with a group of healthy, non-addicted research subjects. Scott Moeller, a graduate research student who worked on the study, commented:

"This behavioral study demonstrates for the first time that drug-related choice in cocaine addiction extends to abstract, non-pharmacological stimuli, facilitating the study of choice behavior in addiction without using actual cocaine."

(Source: sciencedaily.com)

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