Neurochemistry addiction

Simonata, M. The neurochemistry of morphine addiction in the neocortex. TIPS 17 (1996) 410-415. 

California to study alcohol neurochemistry and, if possible, to develop a cure for alcoholism. Remission from alcohol addiction was the aim of a fellowship developed in the mid-1930s, Alcoholics Anonymous, which today has a worldwide membership numbered in the millions. 

During the early 1990s, reports of abuse of methylphenidate began to appear. Nonmedical use of the drug for its stimulant effects impelled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and prescription of methylphenidate. Because methylphenidate is related to amphetamine, it can be addictive and result in physical and psychological dependence, see also Neurochemistry Neurotransmitters Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 

Opiates snch as morphine and codeine are thonght to enhance the release by nenrons of the nenrotransmitter dopamine the release of dopamine leads to a sense of enphoria. These drugs are addictive and are often abused. In general, all antipsychotic medications work by blocking dopamine receptors in the forebrain. Nicotine mimics the action of the nenrotransmitter acetylcholine at receptors having to do with the transmission of signals between antonomic nerve cells and skeletal muscle, see also Caffeine Epinephrine Methylphenidate Neurochemistry Neurotransmitters Norepinephrine. 

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