Numerous researches that have been conducted show that parents and family members can have a significant impact on children's decisions and behavior and that this impact can be crucial in preventing the development of addictions. (kidsinthehouse.com)
«With all addictions, convenience creates opportunities for exposure and for the development of addiction and problem gambling,» Shafer said. (wamc.org)
Studies demonstrated that the changes in the brain's dopamine production area, or VTA — though crucial to the development of addiction — also triggered a cascade of biological processes that resulted in permanent changes in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), the area downstream that is closely linked to motivation and goal - directed behavior. (discovermagazine.com)