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NClaborn

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on: Jul 12, 2018
Briefly explain how addictive drugs affect the brain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The gonads are reproductive organs responsible for the production of
 
  A) sex chromosomes.
  B) neurotransmitters.
  C) ova or sperm and sex hormones.
  D) the uterine lining.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Drugs work because they resemble chemicals produced naturally in the body. Addictive drugs activate the brain's pleasure circuit, known as the mesolimbic dopamine system, altering the way in which the pleasure center and other parts of the brain function. Psychoactive drugs affect chemical neurotransmission, either enhancing, suppressing, or interfering with it.

Answer to Question 2

C


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