The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
It indirectly activates the reinforcement circuitry that includes both dopamine and serotonin. But its primary effect is to hit this mu-opioid receptor system that exists in a bunch of places in the brain but mainly in the brainstem in a structure called the periaqueductal gray nucleus, which then provides pain relief.
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Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.