Do drugs positively reinforce the behaviors necessary to maintain the addict lifestyle?
dejectedmarlboro27 asked:
I know drug use stimulates the reward center in the brain resulting in further use, but does it also reinforce personality traits brought about by addiction. Example, if a person is not naturally angry except when using drugs, do the drugs positively reinforce anger as well as the compulsion to use. If someone were to take drugs that stimulate their reward center every time they had a manic episode, would manic depression and the pleasure from the drugs become paired therefore increasing manic episodes.
I know drug use stimulates the reward center in the brain resulting in further use, but does it also reinforce personality traits brought about by addiction. Example, if a person is not naturally angry except when using drugs, do the drugs positively reinforce anger as well as the compulsion to use. If someone were to take drugs that stimulate their reward center every time they had a manic episode, would manic depression and the pleasure from the drugs become paired therefore increasing manic episodes.