This impairment in self-control is the hallmark of addiction. Brain imaging studies of people with addiction show physical changes in areas of the brain that are critical to judgment, decision-making, learning and memory, and behavior control. 12 These changes help explain the compulsive nature of addiction. More @Wikipedia
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