Molly hears that addiction may be due to changes in brain patterns and activity as a result of repeated drug use. When she asks her professor why this is so, he cites research by Brower (2006), which states that ____.
A) what she has heard is only a myth, and has no basis in fact
B) only individuals with familial alcoholism and drug addiction are likely to show these changes in brain patterns
C) the chronic flooding of dopamine from drug use eventually results in compulsive drug-seeking behavior
D) the research is merely correlational and no one is certain why this ha ppens

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The chronic flooding of dopamine from drug use alters brain function, leading to compulsive drug-seeking behavior, as explained by research.

Molly Hears That Addiction May Be Due to Changes in Brain