Addiction Rewires the Brain
Drug use leads to increased dopamine and glutamate, which causes alterations in the reward circuit of the brain, increasing synaptic plasticity, and reinforcing...
Tag: Drug Use
Opioid Withdrawal. . . Not a Fun Process.
This week, our class focused on an article that discussed the role of glutamate (an important neurotransmitter) in drug addiction. It emphasized opioid addictio...
Understanding Opioids and Their Importance
This week’s topic deals with Opioid addiction. Opioids are a drug class which includes morphine, hydromorphone, hydrocodone and codeine. Opioids have been used ...