Sentence examples for abuse target from inspiring English sources

In animal models of addiction, it is often asserted that drugs of abuse target the same brain systems that mediate ordinary pleasures, but that they are considerably more potent than natural rewards at doing so.

The mdDA system also plays a pivotal role in drug addiction, as many drugs of abuse target mdDA neurons and their projections to stimulate dopamine release in the striatum and prefrontal cortex.

Online abuser used 'dead wife's account' Jump to media player Online abuse targeted at a newly-elected councillor leaves her special needs son too scared to leave the house, an MP says.

The review follows high-profile online attacks, including abuse targeting prominent British Jews and Muslims.

Corbyn hit out at the abuse targeted at women Labour MPs including Luciana Berger and the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott.

"Why is she wearing that crap?" asked one, revealing the level of abuse targeted at Watson for any hint of self-possession or decorum.

The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he was "surprised and shocked" by the online racist abuse targeted at the club's striker Mario Balotelli.

Twitter users have expressed outrage at a troll's use of Twitter's promoted tweets to insert abuse targeting transgender people into their feeds.

Being a bloke, I probably got off fairly lightly too: look no further than the recent torrent of online abuse targeting women for proof.

Bernie Ecclestone said he has spoken to Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony to clear the air after being criticised yesterday for seeming to make light of racist abuse targeted at the driver in Spain.

After the success of Chvrches' 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe, the Glaswegian trio became almost as well known for the torrent of misogynistic online abuse targeted at frontwoman Lauren Mayberry as for their stellar brand of 80s-infused electropop.