I never understood dudes who wanted to fight when they got coked up. When I was college and used to dabble in doing that shit, it made me want to do more coke and talk to people.
Never made me angry.
Brother Iron, I think I can shed some light on this, bear with me as it's a bit boring.
Ever try stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall? Those stimulants are used to treat conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The reason they work is because they increase 3 particular chemicals in your brain, those chemicals are Dopamine, Noradrenaline and Serotonin.
- Dopamine is directly involved in movement, memory, reward recognition, motivation, energy, attention, mood, learning and arousal.
- Noradrenaline increases arousal and alertness, promotes vigilance, enhances formation and retrieval of memory, and focuses attention. Noradrenaline also increases your heart rate and blood pressure.
- Serotonin influences learning, memory, happiness, modulates anxiety, regulates mood, decreases sadness as well as regulating body temperature, sleep, sexual behavior and hunger.
For someone that lacks attention, concentration and focus (someone with ADHD), you can then see why using a stimulant like Adderall would be
HIGHLY beneficial. What if I tell you that Cocaine and Adderall share many of the same properties?
Cocaine blocks the transporters for
dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, causing increases in extracellular levels of these neurotransmitters. This is why many people call Adderall - "Cocaine in a pill". The major difference is that I think Adderall (long acting formulation) is even more dangerous as it can last anywhere from 8-12 hours with sustained effects, whereby Cocaine will wear off after 1-3 hours.
So now, imagine a fighter who uses Cocaine before a fight and all of a sudden he experiences improvement to his alertness, attention, concentration, focus, energy levels, movement, motivation, and vigilance, while also having regulation of his mood that makes him less anxious and fearful. What kind of fighter would he now be? An amazing fighter.
I'm not promoting Cocaine use, but for some people with gifts (like Jones) it is a wonder drug.
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