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Muscle Spasms: A Case Study

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When a prescription drug gives somebody a high, neurotransmitters in the brain are essentially hijacked by the opiates. This is a problem because the neurotransmitters control the flow of dopamine, or the chemical in our brains that makes us feel good. When taking the prescription pill the dopamine levels in the brain shoot up and that is how you feel the full affect. Muscle spasms occur as a long term effect due to this cycle. The brain isn’t able to process information as thoroughly as it normally would so it doesn’t control your body to its full ability. By snorting and injecting prescription pills you can cause severe heart damage. When you snort or inject a substance, it almost immediately kicks in because it goes straight to the bloodstream and this is hard on your heart because it isn’t natural for so much dopamine to be released so quickly throughout the body.

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