Dr Kenneth Blum. He actually discovered dopamine’s connection with alcoholism and other addictions

[basquebromance]

the ADHD brain’s reward pathway is off-balance; it takes a lot more dopamine to make us feel happy or satisfied. it's called Reward deficiency syndrome (RDS), a term coined by Kenneth Blum

Dopamine and glucose, obesity, and reward deficiency syndrome

Obesity as a result of overeating as well as a number of well described eating disorders has been accurately considered to be a world-wide epidemic. Recently a number of theories backed by a plethora of scientifically sound neurochemical and genetic studies provide strong evidence that food...

www.frontiersin.org

 

[basquebromance]

Heard of the Jelinek curve? It basically describes my whole experience with alcohol - especially the recovery part!

 

[basquebromance]

"I think we share a fellowship, in that addiction is simultaneously a tremendous problem that causes unthinkable suffering, and something contiguous with all of human suffering."

Alcoholism and me: ‘I was an addicted doctor, the worst kind of patient’

The long read: My drinking and drug use pushed me over the edge into a complete breakdown. A stint in rehab made me question how much we really understand about addiction

www.theguardian.com

 

[shockedcanadian]

I recall learning about the dopamine system while doing my degree, it made.me realize why the term for narcotics used to be "dope". Rats woukd rather stimulate that part of their brain than eat, they literally starve themselves to death in ordee to push a button that stimulated that part of the brain. It was a fascinating and frightening realization when I read of it.