Lesson 2: Addiction And Mental Health - Slide 12
Drugs Affect Your Brain And How You Feel
Most recreational drugs mimic the naturally occurring brain substances that produce feelings of well-being, relaxation, pleasure or excitement
- Heroin works on the same brain receptors that are stimulated by the brain chemicals that control pain
- Amphetamines and cocaine cause release of dopamine, the brain chemical that produces pleasure and stimulus seeking
Notes:
Quote pg. 119 “Your Mental Health, A Layman’s Guide to the Psychiatrist’s Bible” Allen Frances, MD. Chairperson of DSM-IV and Michael b. First, MD. Editor of DSM-IV, Scribner, New York, 1998
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