Have you ever wondered what a drug addiction does to your brain? There is much more to it than seen with the naked eye. An addiction is characterized the body's suspended manufacturing of a hormone or neurotransmitter that is being flooded in to the brain by a outside source. For example, dopamine is a produced naturally in the human brain, and when drugs with excess dopamine are being consumed regularly, the body will stop producing its natural supply of it. When the natural supply is stopped along with quitting the drug, the brain is left without any dopamine.
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About Me
- Zach
- Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
- I was born in the city of Allentown, PA, and I am currently 21 years old living in Northampton, PA. I'm an easygoing person, very athletic, and a hard worker. Throughout my high school years I achieved a much less than satisfactory acedemic record due to a lack of motivation and priorities. I am now studying at Northampton Community College, achieving high honors and hoping to transfer to a division of Penn State University in the field of psychology. Understanding the human brain has greatly sparked my interest in this field and I am hoping to motivate my readers to become familiar with how it helps us think, feel, and live.
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