According to the research done at National Institute on Drug Abuse Rehabilitation (NIDA), there are certain mechanisms of the brain which are responsible for drug addiction results in excessive eating in most of such kinds of people. In other words, drug abuse and obesity are very much co-related to each other and the former leads to latter in people who are addicted to drugs. The research was carried out at Scripps Research Institute and would be available on leading book stores in the July edition of journal.

In an experiment, rats were given drug injections and simultaneously gave them the access to various food items; it was observed that over a period of 3 months the rats were having a craving towards food which in turn resulted in getting them over obese. This experiment was repeated on other animals and it gave the same results. Both drug addiction and obesity are closely related to each other and is one of the most challenging problems of United States. In the words of Dr. Nora D. Volkow who is the Director at NIDA says that about 5% of the people in US are drug addicts and this in turn is increasing the number of patients who are suffering from obesity problems.

The experiment continued for continuously 90 days and at the end of it the results was that the craving for the food as well for the drugs increased. Brian receptors play a very prominent role in any kind of addiction and in this case it played the key role for the rat’s heightened yearning for both drugs as well as high fat food. In the words of Paul J. Kenny who is an associate professor at Scripps Research Institute, it is likely that people who are gourmet when not having access to food items turn to drug abuse and vice versa also holds true in this context. This study would provide a deep insights to the people who are drug addict and help in curing their overeating problems which in turn can not only curb the addiction rate but would also bring down the case of over obese people.