Addictive Substances Confer a Sense of Pleasure Because They

question 85

Multiple Choice

Addictive substances confer a sense of pleasure because they

• A) decrease the amount of dopamine in synaptic clefts.
• B) increase the amount of dopamine in synaptic clefts.
• C) increase the number of dopamine receptors on the axon terminals of cells that release dopamine.
• D) increase the number of dopamine receptors on dendrites of cells that release dopamine.
• E) increase the number of dopamine receptors on both the axon terminals and dendrites of cells that release dopamine.

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