– Nicotine is a tropane alkaloid, it has the ability to release dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain, why does it not produce consistent euphoria like cocaine; alkaloid or speed: amphetamine?

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EDIT – Something I forgot to mention which may add context is that after a period of abstinence I feel a sharp euphoric wave of dopamine which goes away within less than a few minutes and results in dysphoria, even with redosing.

Unlike cocaine, which I’m comparing since both are alkaloids, it seems to build a very unusually fast tolerance and any positive effects dissipate, unlike the latter.

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Amphetamines very much do not consistently produce euphoria. That *first-got-diagnosed-with-ADHD* brightness lasted for maybe a week or two.

Tolerance brings the hum drums back.

Even caffeine produces euphoria if you quit long enough for your body to return to normal and then consume some again without any tolerance buildup.