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If an addict stops using an addictive substance, does their brain's dopamine production eventually return to a normal level, or is sobriety just learning to be satisfied with lower dopamine levels?

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ELI5: if sugar is considered very addictive, why does almost no one binge on straight sugar? Wouldn't it be the other flavor enhancing ingredients that make it addictive?

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If an addict stops using an addictive substance, does their brain's dopamine production eventually return to a normal level, or is sobriety just learning to be satisfied with lower dopamine levels?	1483
ELI5: if sugar is considered very addictive, why does almost no one binge on straight sugar? Wouldn't it be the other flavor enhancing ingredients that make it addictive?	1