cocaine travels to nerve cells?

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"Nerve cells" is a generic term for your dopamine receptors in your brain. Depending on how many dopamine receptors are bound (think "occupied") by dopamine, that is the amount of "happiness" you feel. Cocaine is an artifical replacement for dopamine--the "happiness" chemicals in your brain. It binds to those dopamine receptors and makes you artificially feel happy.

The problem is that they do not release (or "un-occupy" the dopamine receptors) the same way as your natural chemicals. So sometimes they permanently bind to the dopamine receptors, and the receptors eventually die off because your brain thinks they're broken (think "stuck on") and kills them.

Once your brain detects all of the dopamine receptors being bound up way too much (from the cocaine), it will start trying to reduce natural levels of dopamine...which means when the cocaine wears off, you're stuck feeling shitty because your brain thinks it's still producing too much dopamine.

It's some wicked stuff, and it does some nasty things to you.

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