Even though all psychoactive drugs (substances that change your mood, thinking, or behavior) promote dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens or pleasure center of the brain, they do not make everyone who tries them feel the same way. Some people have robust responses to drugs of abuse, while others seem dulled to their effects. That's probably because some people's brains are more predisposed than the brains of others to "liking" drugs.
Even though all psychoactive drugs (substances that change your
mood, thinking, or behavior) promote dopamine release in the
nucleus accumbens or pleasure center of the brain, they do not make
everyone who tries them feel the same way. Some...
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Dr. Howard Shaffer answered:Even though all psychoactive drugs (substances that change your mood, thinking, or behavior) promote dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens or pleasure center of the brain, they do not make everyone who tries them feel the same way. Some people have robust responses to drugs of abuse, while others seem dulled to their effects. That's probably because some people's brains are more predisposed than the brains of others to "liking" drugs.Even though all psychoactive drugs (substances that change your mood, thinking, or behavior) promote dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens or pleasure center of the brain, they do not make everyone who tries them feel the same way. Some... More
