A new study done by Scott Hemby and colleagues at Wake Forest University of Medicine finds that long term cocaine use leads to “profound changes in brain function”.

Cocaine, Ritalin (amphetamines), and coffee all work differently on the brain, but in the end, they are all stimulants, and they can all induce euphoria by modulating the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
I suspect it’s just a matter of time before research shows that long term consumption of coffee also leads to “profound changes in brain function”.

Will people find this suprising? Will they care enough to modify their consumption?

Tags: cocaine, coffee, euphoria, mind, Ritalin, stimulants, wake-forest-university