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One dose of morphine was found lowered barriers in mice, even after the drug was missing from their system, according to the findings that may help scientists to better understand addiction in humans, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
In mice, these painkillers inhibit the brain's ability to strengthen connections or synapses, which erode the prizes or pleasure, said the researchers from Brown University in the journal Nature.

