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Although various drugs have various actions and effects throughout the central nervous system, what effect appears to be common across virtually all abused drugs?

◦ They are all deactivated in the synapse by acetylcholinesterase.
◦ They eventually increase activity in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, which is important for the experience of reward.
◦ They all lead to a suppression of activity in the prefrontal cortex, which makes it more likely that an individual will become physiologically dependent.
◦ They each have an inhibitory effect on GABA.
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Reply #1 on: Oct 8, 2020
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