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Originally Posted by Tulip86
true.
Heroin replaces a neurotransmitter in the brain, dopamine, which is reponsible for feeling happy. This happens after only a few shots and the addict is completely reliant on the heroin for happiness.
Weed only alters perceptions, not the brain itself.
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I miss my psychology days. Isn't dopamine one of the things they're looking at as a link to depression?
(random, but oh well lol)
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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
Yeah, I just read her post as saying it would be a better substitute for weed, not all illegal drugs. Someone addicted to heroin probably doesn't give a damn that it's illegal.
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I read it as "If I were to choose to do drugs, I choose ____." I was just pointing out that if someone is on drugs, s/he is probably already addicted to a certain one.