According to a research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, insulin has a direct effect on the levels of dopamine in the brain, a hormone which, in turn, is affected by drug use and addiction. What does this matter to people who are taking opioid-based medications for pain management or Suboxone to fight addiction to such drugs? It means there’s exists another health reason to handle your addiction immediately.

The use of certain drugs increases the creation of dopamine in the brain and the way that drug use controls dopamine in the pleasure center plays a huge part in the development of addiction to drugs. This new study shows that drug use and the subsequent dopamine development is directly correlative to insulin issues. Problems with insulin are the precursor to diabetes, a debilitating disease that can be deadly if not identified early and managed closely, characteristics it shares in common with drug addiction.

This is the first study to link the levels of insulin to the levels of dopamine in the brain, which also directly connects drug addiction and diabetes, the two conditions that affect or are affected by these chemicals.

Yet another reason to break your addiction to drugs with buprenorphine. The quickest, safest way to treat prescription painkiller addiction, you can nip your physical addiction in the bud before any permanent physical damage is caused, long-term and chronic damage like diabetes.

For more information on how drug use and abuse affects the development of diabetes, check out Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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