The Addicted Brain Quotes

“Drugs literally dominate the brain because the brain doesn’t have an adequate defense against drugs.”
― Michael Kuhar, The Addicted Brain: Why We Abuse Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine

“Therefore, smokable or injectable forms of drugs have a greater danger of producing abuse or addiction. The way the brain functions and has evolved”
― Michael Kuhar, The Addicted Brain: Why We Abuse Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine

“an occasional payoff serves as a stronger reinforcement of a given behavior than does an entirely predictable payoff.”
― Michael Kuhar, The Addicted Brain: Why We Abuse Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine

“An American monkey, an Ateles, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus was wiser than many men.”
― Michael Kuhar, The Addicted Brain: Why We Abuse Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine