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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists decode how alcohol addiction makes people more sensitive to pain

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Scientists have unraveled the biological mechanisms by which alcohol addiction can make people more sensitive to pain.

The research, published recently in the British Journal of Pharmacology, may lead to the development of new drugs for treating alcohol abuse-related chronic pain and hypersensitivity.

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