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ARO acknowledges support and funding from the NIH/NIAAA funded Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism consortia (U01 AA013519) and Portland Alcohol Research Center (P60 AA010760), Department of Veteran’s Affairs (I01 BX004699), and John R. Andrews Family. SMS acknowledges support and funding from NIH (R21 DA050822).
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Ozburn, A.R., Spencer, S.M. Repurposing anti-inflammatory medications for alcohol and substance use disorders. Neuropsychopharmacol. 49, 317–318 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-023-01696-z
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