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Scientists first began to understand how drugs work on the brain with what discovery?
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Opium dens
Opium dens

Heroin withdrawal
Heroin withdrawal

Opiate receptors
Opiate receptors

Endorphins
Endorphins

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Opiate receptors

The discovery of opiate receptors showed that drugs act by binding to specific receptors in the brain — a key step in understanding how drugs affect neural function.