Updated Mar 15, 2021 | 07:00 IST The study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that credit card purchases trigger the same reaction in the brain as cocaine does. iStock | Photo Credit: Representative Image Shopaholics or compulsive buyers around the world may have just one simple thing in common - the frequent use of credit cards at shopping malls and retail outlets. Many would say it is kind of an addiction for them that is hard to change. But now, a new study has revealed that people who call themselves shopaholics can actually get addicted to using credit cards. The study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that credit card purchases trigger the same reaction in the brain as cocaine does. In more understandable words, it gives the brain the same 'hit' as cocaine.