Open AccessCurrent Understanding of the Neurobiology of Opioid Use Disorder: an Overview
Author(s) -
Hestia Moningka,
Sarah Lichenstein,
Sarah W. Yip
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current behavioral neuroscience reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2196-2979
DOI - 10.1007/s40473-019-0170-4
Subject(s) - opioid use disorder , functional magnetic resonance imaging , addiction , psychology , neuroscience , opioid , neurology , opioid receptor , buprenorphine , twin study , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , receptor , biology , genetics , heritability
This review provides an overview of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying opioid use disorder (OUD) drawing from genetic, functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research.