tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039061836902102255.post6893613029824057486..comments2023-05-21T07:06:59.012-07:00Comments on Fairyshaman's explorations: Predisposition to Addiction Found in Cocaine StudyJaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04617629040894371049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039061836902102255.post-38560982814419872282007-04-05T14:46:00.000-07:002007-04-05T14:46:00.000-07:00This reminds me of the research around heroin's im...This reminds me of the research around heroin's impact on the dopamine system, in particular the argument that opiates are essentially 'fixing' the dopa system in some individuals, that the opiate affects the dopamine system in such away that the individual has normal pleasure responses while under the influence of the drug, while they have depressed pleasure response under normal conditions. (The descriptions I've read liken it to 'normally my world is in black and white. When I've just taken a dose, I can see in color'). Of course, while it may be adjusting their dopamine system into a 'normal' behavioral range, it's also leaving them adicted to opiates, which is undesirable on it's own merits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968603863423605048noreply@blogger.com