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How Do You Get The “High”<\/strong><\/p>\n Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin are similarly structured to neurotransmitters, which are natural chemicals produced by our\u00a0brain.\u00a0These drugs fool our brain’s receptors and activate nerve cells, which in turn send messages that produce the “high” that these drugs are known for.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, other drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine, flood the brain with natural neurotransmitters, which amplify stimulation, resulting to a different kind of high.<\/p>\n People get addicted to these drugs because these drugs target the brain’s reward system, which is responsible for feelings of pleasure or euphoria. This system normally responds to our needs such as eating and socialization, which are essential to our survival. Regular use of these drugs trigger these feelings of pleasure and reward, which then sets in motion a pattern that makes them repeatedly take drugs because of its desirable effects. Eventually, they repeated behavior becomes a dependence and then a compulsion. It is during this stage of compulsion that they become addicted and have uncontrollable cravings, especially when they see a person or place associated with the drug experience.<\/p>\n Moreover, as people use these drugs, they develop tolerance, in which they would require larger doses than they first did to achieve the high that they want.<\/p>\n
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