Alcohol and drugs of abuse temporarily alleviate negative states by taxing the body's budget, leading to a more depleted state later.

“you're not feeling well so take a you're feeling tired take a stimulant that releases dopamine and epinephrine but you're taxing your already taxed body budget yes in a way that then puts you in a more depleted State later or alcohol like you feel lousy alcohol never did this for me but friends I have who are covered alcoholics will tell me that it was like a magic Elixir it made them feel right that's their language but then of course there's a price to pay later because then it drops your Baseline below where it was initially”