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In this article published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Science, Rajita Sinha of Yale University takes a deep dive into the connection between stress and addiction....

Dr. Shahram Heshmat addressed the relationship between stress and addiction. High stress coupled with poor coping skills contributes to the onset of addiction and to the risk of relapse. This is one reason why childhood trauma and later life trauma that results in post-traumatic stress are risk factors for addiction. Read the article.  ...