The Inevitable "Crash" That Occurs When Heavy Users of Amphetamines

question 209

Multiple Choice

The inevitable "crash" that occurs when heavy users of amphetamines stop taking the drug happens because:

• A) the neuron's supplies of norepinephrine and dopamine have become depleted.
• B) without the drug, levels of dopamine in the synapse remain too high.
• C) the compensatory response induced by high levels of GABA produces withdrawal symptoms.
• D) the inhibitory control centres in the cerebral cortex have been over-stimulated.

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