Professor Oros is lecturing on the reward pathway in the central nervous system (CNS). She tells the class that many addictive substances highjack the reward pathway because they are _______.
A) dopamine agonists
B) dopamine antagonists
C) serotonin agonists
D) serotonin antagonists

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Many addictive substances, such as drugs of abuse, stimulate the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens of the reward pathway. As dopamine is associated with reward and reinforcement, these substances are known as dopamine agonists.

Professor Oros Is Lecturing on the Reward Pathway in the Central