Witch Drugs Directly Effect the “Pleasure Center” of the Brain?

Question by uberdaiblo111: Witch drugs Directly effect the “pleasure center” of the brain?
To my understanding Drugs like alcohol/marijuna/nicotine don’t directly effect the pleasure center of the brain like cocaine/amphetmines/opiates.

First off is this correct? And if so is the pleasure one gets from alcohol an indirect effect of the system? For instance marijuna may make you laugh and laughing regardless of if its drug induced or not would create pleasure so marjijuana wouldent actully make anyone feel good its just the laughing CAUSED by the marijuana? Or is it pleasure caused by somthing else?

Could somone break down this a little bit for me i really dont understand this aspect of it.

Please dont go into the actual brain chemistry part of that i know most of that, the parts i am still sketchy on is witch drugs do what differently or don’t they, dopamine wise.

Best answer:

Answer by John R
I actually think laughing from marijuana is a form of stress relief like regular laughing in ordinary situations. Marijuana is a mind altering drug which distorts perception and people naturally react by laughing to relieve the mild discomfort caused by this sensation.

I don’t think those drugs effect the pleasure center like dopamine and cocaine. The pleasurable effects from alcohol is due to suppression of the central nervous system which also has an effect of reducing stress and inhibition.

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