Stimulants Stimulants and addictions, good or bad?

[razorz]

Addiction has something to do with dopamine, right?

Now I wonder do stimulants actually help with addictions or do they make them worse?

For example if somebody watches porn frequently then the brain becomes desensitized to dopamine, right?

If you take stimulants on top of porn then what will happen?

 

[DrugsInc]

Cocaine, a popular stimulant, works by preventing the uptake of dopamine and few other neurotransmitters, which produces the euphoria you feel. People with ADHD have low amounts of Dopamine, which is why drugs like amphetamine are used, which increase the production of Dopamine and also limit the re uptake of it. In your scenario, since less dopamine is present, you might not get the euphoria from a drug like adderall, but you might get the benefit of added attention.

 

[Crashing]

Addiction has something to do with dopamine, right?

Now I wonder do stimulants actually help with addictions or do they make them worse?

For example if somebody watches porn frequently then the brain becomes desensitized to dopamine, right?

If you take stimulants on top of porn then what will happen?

Stimulants + Porn = Very Addictive behavior

Not recommended!

 

[Burnt Offerings]

Yeah tweakers love to jerk it to some good smut lol. It's a favorite tweaker pastime, actually, right up there with cleaning & scratching your face

 

[SixBuckets]

"Addiction" refers to substances. If you're talking about a behaviour, it's a compulsion, not an addiction.