Both cocaine as the snuff, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, barbiturates, inhalants has its own receiver and common mechanisms of action.
The common mechanism of action is what really is a track called the path of the mesolimbic reward, which is a neurotransmitter is dopamine. All addictive drugs that stimulate the brain reward circuit d.
This circuit activates a region of the limbic system is what regulates emotion and behavior and is what gives us the perception of pleasure. When neurons release certain neurotransmitters, and these circuits are activated when we feel good. However, the drugs can alter the mechanism of reward. (more…)
