Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. many of the pleasure centers are located in the:

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Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. many of the pleasure centers are located in the:

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Lydia Ferguson · Answer 1

Pleasure centers are located in the centre of the brain. When using addictive drugs, it can activate these pleasure centers the same way as when we are eating food or having sex. This causes an increase in Dopamine, particularly where the nucleus accumbens is located.