Why doesn't milk get us high?

[Rio Fantastic]

Hello brothers and sisters, just a couple of quick questions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casomorphin

So apparently there are peptides in milk that cross the blood brain barrier and have an opiod effect. So why isn't milk a pain killer? Why doesn't drinking large amounts of milk make us high like an opiate? Why doesn't drinking large quantities of milk alleviate opiate withdrawals even a little? I can't make sense of this at all.

 

[One Thousand Words]

What are you talking about? I get a nod after a hot chocolate all the time

 

[Rio Fantastic]

What are you talking about? I get a nod after a hot chocolate all the time

I don't know if you're being humorous or what but I never knew this was a common occurrence.

 

[Feelin-u4ia]

Jesus Christ U gatta be kidding me... U have opiated your brain cells away sir. Just because something can cross the blood brain barrier doesn't mean itl get you high. DOPAMINE any cross the bbb but L-Dopa can yet L-dopa doesn't give us some fantastic rush... It's like taking L tyrosine. Lol this is a epic post, and yes I agree I always nod to a hot cup of chocolate too lol

 

[Feelin-u4ia]

Dopamine cant*****

 

[Rio Fantastic]

Jesus Christ U gatta be kidding me... U have opiated your brain cells away sir. Just because something can cross the blood brain barrier doesn't mean itl get you high. DOPAMINE any cross the bbb but L-Dopa can yet L-dopa doesn't give us some fantastic rush... It's like taking L tyrosine. Lol this is a epic post, and yes I agree I always nod to a hot cup of chocolate too lol

It says that it acts AS AN OPIATE and crossed the blood brain barrier. Since this is exactly what opiates do I'm wondering why milk doesn't have the same effect.

 

[oldirtybizza]

Casomorphin isn't found in all milks , certain cows (A1 variants) have an inherited mutation in their casein that is metabolised into casomorphin in humans.
A2 milk is free of casomorphin in case anybody is wondering about the A2 milk they see in their supermarket.

Casomorphin certainly does have some CNS activity and has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome, the hypothesis is that these babies are actually dying of respiratory arrest from opiate overdose.
The amounts found in milk are too low to have much of a recreational effect and likely the high lactose content would cause you to vomit before you could consume enough.