Addictive drugs in drive systems

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Opiates and love
Cocaine and fight
Amphetamines and flight
Nicotine and food
Benzodiazepines and sleep
Where in the brain
Emotions
Decisioncenter
Pain
Learning
Reward
Behaviour
Training
Internal clocks
Genes
Stress
Short term effects
Long term effects
Effects between systems
Age and sex

Addictive drugs and the brain

Addiction is closer to ourselves than we do realise. On this website a closer look is taken at addictions. Not only at the similarities, but also at their differences and at the neurobiologic basis for these.
Are the addictive drugs opiates, cocaïne, amphetamines, nicotine and benzodiazepines neurotransmitters?
What do these drugs show about the way the brain works? Addictive drugs activate connected functional systems, like learning, motivational systems, internal clocks and calendars, endocrinal and behavioral systems and behaviour.
Why and in what respect do these drugs differ? It is logical that different neurotransmitters as messengersubstances do activate different systems, otherwise the body would get confused. Different drugs play a central role in specific important systems. Drivesystems.

Addictive drugs and their coupling with specific drivesystems
Addictive drug	Drivesystem	For humans also
Opiates	procreation	love, bonding
Cocaine	fight, risk taking	mental fight
Amphetamines	flight, avoid danger	in case of danger trying to find other solutions than fighting
Nicotine	getting food	_
Benzodiazepines	sleep	_

What is addiction? The bases for addiction are normal natural strongly forcing and repetitive systems.
Alcohol is also addictive Alcohol probably combines the action of different drugs.
Drugs and emotions Especially opiates, alcohol, cocaine and amphetamines do activate the emotional systems.

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