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Old 08-21-2014, 09:22 AM
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Default Robin Williams and Parkinson's
While listening to the radio this morning I heard Dr. Ken Kronhaus state the following pertaining to Robin Williams and Parkinson's.

(I'm stating this from memory.) Addiction to alcohol and cocaine can damage the brain. Specifically, cocaine overexcites and destroys neurons, the brain cells responsible for producing dopamine. This can result in Parkinson's disease.
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