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It is addictive because of the way it affects the mesolimbic reward pathway. Meaning it releases certain chemicals in your brain(serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine) making it a triple reuptake inhibitor, and when they are taken away, the brain isn't used to not having the amounts of the chemicals that the cocaine releases and tells your body that it needs more cocaine. That doesn't mean it's a psychological addiction however.

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