Risk Takers, Drug Abusers Driven By Decreased Ability To Process Dopamine

For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year’s resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these individuals–labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists–face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year’s resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on January 2nd, 2009