What if we tried to heal both Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and drug addiction by acting on memory? This is the new approach that we propose on the basis of our recent research, which is based on the many similarities between PTSD and dependence on substances such as alcohol or cocaine. Both pathologies are characterized by the reactivation of pathological memories, which makes them malleable and allows us to intervene by adding new information," according to Gosqiet-Verrier and Le Dorze.

This article explains a new, therapeutic approach for treating addiction and PTSD.

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