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Which describes the "reward pathway" of psychoactive drug use?
A. Compliments the user receives while on the drug
B. Addiction caused by abuse of the drug
C. Money given for testing the drugs
D. Pleasurable feelings that the user wants to repeat
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D. Pleasurable feelings that the user wants to repeat
The "reward pathway" refers to brain circuits (mainly the mesolimbic dopamine system: ventral tegmental area → nucleus accumbens → prefrontal cortex) that produce reinforcing pleasurable effects, motivating repeated drug use.
The "reward pathway" refers to brain circuits (mainly the mesolimbic dopamine system: ventral tegmental area → nucleus accumbens → prefrontal cortex) that produce reinforcing pleasurable effects, motivating repeated drug use.
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