Is biological aging accelerated in drug addiction?

@article{Bachi2017IsBA,
  title={Is biological aging accelerated in drug addiction?},
  author={Keren Bachi and Salvador Sierra and Nora D. Volkow and Rita Z. Goldstein and Nelly Alia-Klein},
  journal={Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences},
  year={2017},
  volume={13},
  pages={34-39}
}
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