Impotent endorphin drugs

• April 23, 2024

In the seventies, researchers from the University John Hopkins They made a discovery that would open the doors to the understanding of drug addiction. They found that neurons in the human brain contain specific receptors for opiate drugs such as opium, heroin and morphine.

The results of these investigations, cast a logical question why the brain has receptors for drugs? The answer was found in an active ingredient in opiates: morphine They all contain a chemical structure very similar to endorphins, a type of chemical found in the brain.

The endorphins They are natural chemicals that make us feel good in situations of physical stress and relieve pain as a natural analgesic. However, morphine molecules are embedded in the endorphin receptors of the nerve endings of the brain and a successive reaction is triggered that leads to euphoria.

According to the publication of Public Broadcasting Service, PBS , this impostor of endorphins is much more powerful than the naturally produced substance, since we are organisms that seek satisfaction and pleasure, our body can self administer how much chemical it administers to the brain, eventually causing an addiction.

The National Center for Addictions, reports that the use, abuse and dependence of these substances has a high cost in your healthy life, work and school productivity and family harmony, apart from producing health risks many times irreparable