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Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction (2021)

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The Role of Novelty in Addiction

Chocolate increases the output of dopamine in the brain by 55%, sex by 100, nicotine by 150,. cocaine by 225%. How does this compare with other forms of pleasure that we pursue? I don't know where a Dr. Pimple Popper episode right in this context.

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