Addiction's grip now seen as 'extreme memory'

By Carey Goldberg

Globe Staff / May 15, 2006

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Explain this: An addict sweats through withdrawal. He commits to staying sober. With years of effort, he builds a life he loves. And then, one day, he passes his old shooting alley or gets pain pills from the dentist, and boom. Relapse. It all comes crashing down. By all accounts, something similar may have hit US Representative Patrick Kennedy earlier ... (Full article: 901 words)