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How the brain reacts to excessive dopamine levels when exposed to addictive drugs?

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Excessive Dompamine levels is associated with enhanced aggression, increased impulsivity. Excessive Dopamine is also associated with patients with Schizophrenia psychosis. Dopamine is associated with pleasure addiction, influences movement, hightened attention, emotion. As a drug addict continues to abuse drugs, the brain adapts to the overwhelming surges in dopamine by producing less of of its own dopamine
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