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Something, eventually they wind up hooked on something terrible like heroin, the shrt-term effects on that person are what? >> short-term, you use heroin, dopamine levels increase, that increase in dopamine produces the euphoria thats associated with the drugs. long-term, if you continue to use the drug, the consequences of an increase in brain dopamine are a decrease in cope amin receptors. >> right. and you know, the -- image a lot of people have of heroin use is, you know, if you do it once, ...

>> you feel fantastic. >> you feel fantastic is what people will report, thats correct. >> okay. thats the first time. you use heroin. then what happens? >> well, because dopamine levels continue to increase as a consequence of heroin use reception number goes down, what that means in the real world is you need to use more drugs to get the same high. so what you hear is people are chasing that first high, and to do so, you need to increase your dose. >> and then, eventually, through time, you co...

Any questions? >> very effective. it has been recognized as one of the top commercials of all time. but all these years later many people still dont realize there is proven research that that story is true. your brain on drugs. today we continue our discussion on addiction in america. were joined by a man who has committed his life to understanding drug addiction. the director of the laboratory for behavioral and molecular neuroimaging at the institute for medical research. pleasure. >> thank yo...