Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 07 — System

Stimulant Use Disorder

Cocaine and amphetamine misuse causing pathological dopamine surges (DAT block/reversal). VTA-NAcc remodeling via ΔFosB accumulation; D2R downregulation; hypodopaminergic withdrawal state. No FDA-approved pharmacotherapy; contingency management has strongest evidence.

Also known as: cocaine use disorder, cocaine addiction, methamphetamine use disorder, stimulant addiction, amphetamine use disorder

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Stimulant Use Disorder

Cocaine and amphetamine misuse causing pathological dopamine surges (DAT block/reversal). VTA-NAcc remodeling via ΔFosB accumulation; D2R downregulation; hypodopaminergic withdrawal state. No FDA-approved pharmacotherapy; contingency management has strongest evidence.