PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Opioids are highly addictive, in large part because they activate powerful reward centers in your brain. Opioids trigger the release of endorphins, your brain’s feel-good neurotransmitters. Endorphins muffle your perception of pain and boost feelings of pleasure, creating a temporary but powerful sense of well-being.

Detailed explanation-2: -The chemical makeup of heroin mimics the body’s naturally occurring endorphins, which serve to block pain signals and produce a sense of well-being. Heroin users achieve these same feelings of euphoria, pain relief, and lessened anxiety, at a more intense level than delivered by the body’s natural endorphins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Opioid medications function by mimicking natural endorphins, competing for receptor binding. In the acute setting, exogenous opiates inhibit the production of endogenous opiates while in the chronic setting, exogenous opiates inhibit the production of both endogenous opiates and mu-opioid receptors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Opioids (also sometimes called narcotics) are powerful substances related to chemicals found in the opium poppy plant. Some opioids are used medically for pain relief. Opioids are highly addictive. A person is at risk of developing an addiction to opioids after 3-5 days of taking a prescribed pain reliever.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes, it’s possible to become addicted to endorphins. While there hasn’t been a lot of research on this topic, studies have shown some people may become addicted to an “endorphin rush.” That addiction causes those people to seek out similar activities that will trigger the endorphin release that they crave.