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Opioids and the Brain: This is your brain on drugs
Presented April 20, 2021
In this session, Dr. Ralph Peterson, M.D., will define what opioids are and how they affect the brain and body (neurological system,) and cause an addiction. Participants will learn about the positive and negative side affects of opioid use, as well as the short and long-term effects of misusing opioids.
01:00 - Chemicals in the brain that help us feel good
04:57 - Dopamine: The Super Neurotransmitter
07:12 - How opioids can alter the brains ability to produce natural "feel-good" chemicals
13:47 - Too Much Dopamine: Overstimulated Brain
19:12 - Nicotine's effect on the Brain Reward Pathway
25:49 - How opioids help reduce pain
29:12 - What can we do to prevent Opioid misuse - Rethink Addiction
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