What Could Lead to Drug Addiction ?

Experimentation with psychotropic drugs for fun and elated feelings could activate certain receptors of our brain to such an extent that one would feel depressed without taking a particular drug. When a person starts taking a psychotropic drug, he/she enjoys the drug's euphoric effects. Repeated desire for elevated mood and a kick makes one addict for ever. The drug addiction is mostly unintentional as a person who begins with casual use of a drug does not know that the substance could become his/her daily desire. The drug associated altered neurophysiology leads to drug dependence. The drug related release of neurotransmitters may alter the ultrastructural architecture of neurons at a later stage. Some drugs may lock into some neurons and act like a pump and extensively stimulate the neurons to release more and more neurotransmitters. There exists a natural balance of neurotransmitters under the normal conditions of neurophysiology, but certain drugs may block reabsorption or reuptake of neurotransmitters, leading to behavioral changes altered physiology. The drug adiction is a complex brain disease. Despite the fact that the high effects of a drug are short term phenomenon, one finds it difficult to quit the habit. The compulsive and uncontrollable craving for a psychotropic drug leads to such a behavioral change that one would ignore all the moral values of the life and society to acquire a drug. The habitual use of a neurostimulator or psychotropic drug severely affects the neurophysiology and leads to drug addiction.

Effect of Drugs on Brain

The neurostimulators or psychotropic drugs bind to the receptors in the brain and start an unnatural chain of reactions causing electrical changes and stimulate neurons to release large amounts of drug associated neurotransmitters. Some drugs may lock into the neuron and act like pump. The locked in psychotropic drugs extensively stimulate the neurons to release more and more neurotransmitters. There exists a natural biobalance of neurotransmitters under the normal conditions of neurophysiology, but certain drugs may block reabsorption or reuptake of neurotransmitters, leading to behavioral changes. The drug addiction is a complex brain disease. There could be compulsive and uncontrollable craving for drugs. The compulsive desire for drugs may lead to such a behavioral change when one ignores all the moral values of the life and society to acquire a drug. The habitual use of a drug severely affects the neurophysiology and leads to addiction.