Why crack cocaine is so addictive?

Question

whats really going on in the brain? I know heroin make the person physically sick and people need a fix to stop the withdraws. but crack don't give them the physically sickness it is more in their mind.

Answer 1

Well for me... lol...  Once you do it, the come down sucks... it makes you tired but you cant sleep, and the most annoying part is it makes you anxious and irritable.. the feeling is not fun, and it really makes you want more because it sucks so bad...  

Answer 2

mental state of Eustace

Answer 3

It stimulates pleasure centers in your brain, so it is much addictive.

Answer 4

Crack cocaine is just the smokable freebase form. Typically when you smoke a drug, it hits you much faster and harder than snorting it, so crack would be much more intense than blow and thus more addictive.

First, you have to understand that dopamine is the neurotransmitter in your brain that gives you the feeling of initial fun, and the feeling of reward or achievement. So if you win the Superbowl, you'll feel an amazing sense of accomplishment because your brain has released all that dopamine to tell you 'you just did something good'.  

Crack cocaine releases dopamine in far greater quantities than any other drug known by humans. So when you use it, it tricks your brain into feeling rewarded. Your mind wants to be rewarded again, so it tells you "Do that again. Do it. It'll feel so good." Just like a pro football player's brain tells him "Go win the superbowl. It'll feel so good. You've got to do it." Dopamine is the sole chemical in the brain that causes psychological addiction.