Why certain drugs make people pupils dilate or restrict?

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Basically the title says it all. I’ve just always been curious about this since I first noticed it.

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Opioids and some other sedatives cause the muscles responsible for dilating/constricting the pupil to relax, so the pupils constrict. Psychedelics and stimulants are excitatory and cause the muscles to contract, dilating the pupils.

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