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Re:Origins of the myth of dopamine as the ‘pleasure chemical’ by darpa_escapee on Sunday April 15, 2018 @06:46AM (#16842122)
Opioids work by inhibiting GABA release, which then releases dopamine into the nucleus accumbens and VTA. Dopamine is the key element.
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