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Drugs's action in the brain
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Power of drugs on the brain Mind Map on Drugs's action in the brain, created by Carine Lima on 27/05/2013.
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Drugs's action in the brain
To produce pleasure:
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How do drugs work in the brain
They Flood the circuit with dopamine
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that regulate movement, emotion, cognition, motivation, and feelings of pleasure.
Inroduces the euphoric effects
Teaches the people to repeat the behavior
and become addicts
It stimulates the brain's pleasure circuit
The brain notes that something important is happening
Teaches us to do it again
We learn to abuse drugs
Some drugs can release 2 to 10 times the amount of dopamine
that natural rewards do.
If you keep taking drugs:
The dopamine's impact on the reward circuit become abnormally low
The ability to experience any pleasure is reduced.
The drugs...
Erodes a person's self-control
erodes ability to make sound decisions
Destroy your life:
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