Sugar Vs Cocaine

SUGAR vs COCAINE CHEMICAL FORMULA: CHEMICAL FORMULA: C12H22011 C17H21NO4 ADDICTIVE QUALITY: Trigger Dopamine receptos in brain alters the reward system in the brain BINGE: BINGE: The rats consumed more sugar after the sugar was denied for a prolonged period Abusers usually take the drug many times in a single session THE HIGH: Euphoria, more energetic, elevated mood WITHDRAWLS: WITHDRAWLS: Lab rats' dopamine level dropped and showed signs of restlessness and anxiety when the sugar was taken Show signs of depression, restlessness, cravings & anxiety when the cocaine supply is cut off away DENTAL EFFECTS: Tooth decay S gum disease DEPENDENCE: DEPENDENCE: HEALTH EFFECTS: 94% of the rats that are addicted to cocaine chose sugar over cocaine High opioid response Seizures & heart discase MORTALITY: MORTALITY: 5000 deaths a year from Cocaine-related abuses 300.000 deaths from obeisty epidemic SOURCES Avena, N. (2008). Sugar as addictive as cocaine. Princeton University. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/88/56G31/index.xml?section=topstories National Survey on Drug Use and Health US Food and Drug Administration Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2k11Results/NSDUHresults2011.htm#5.4 www.webmd.com