What do opioids actually do in the brain? In this enlightening interview, ER doctor / double board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Dom Sportelli, and MedCircle host, Kyle Kittleson, break down the neuroscience 101 education you need on opiate use disorder, and other opioid addiction basics.

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Discussion time codes:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Brain basics you need to know (serotonin vs dopamine vs endorphins)
02:05 The opiates that already exist in our brain (endorphins)
02:52 How the poppy plant imitates endorphins
03:40 Why opioids from a poppy plant are actually bad (How they impact the brain)
05:48 What happens when your brain gets "too much" of something? (IE opioids)
06:00 "Receptor down-regulation" and how it leads to drug tolerance
07:15 How it leads to withdrawal
08:49 The neuroscience of why quitting is so hard (how opioids change pain)
10:30 Key takeaways
12:04 how to watch more (detox, withdrawal, overdose management & more)

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