Linda Perrotti, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at UTA and senior author of the study (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Arlington

Linda Perrotti, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at UTA and senior author of the study

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Linda Perrotti, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at UTA and senior author of the study in the journal Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior  that finally validates what scientists have long suspected: The female sex hormone estradiol (a synthetic version of the naturally occurring estrogen) is responsible for why women are more susceptible to cocaine addiction than men.

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