tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post3977528700435152818..comments2023-10-05T04:44:25.174-05:00Comments on Addiction Inbox: Anandamide Hits the “Hedonic Hot Spot.”Dirk Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-17214790333496127252010-11-02T01:05:31.022-05:002010-11-02T01:05:31.022-05:00We've written on our site about the interactio...We've written on our site about the interaction between opioids and cannabinoids. I of course chose to discuss the implications of this for marijuana's addictive potential. You've chose a much less politically dangerous implication of the interaction to focus on... smart choice.<br />Either way, the interaction, in terms of liking responses, between endogenous opioid and cannbinoid receptors is a near guarantee that those two receptors are crucial in "liking" of almost anything... maybe as crucial as dopamine is for learning about, and acting upon, that sort of response.Adi Jaffehttp://www.allaboutaddiction.comnoreply@blogger.com