After that, the benefits of psychotherapy do kind of fade somewhat. Whereas, the benefits of medication will continue to persist over the course of time. I'm having a lot of luck with in giving people with addictions, heroin addictions, alcohol dependence, and cocaine addiction, Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin increases dopamine transmission. It can, to some degree, decrease the craving for cocaine.
Cocaine goes to the tegmental of the brain.
The tegmental fires out all this dopamine, and dopamine gives you a real good, feel-good effect. That's why Sigmund Freud prescribed cocaine 100 years ago for the treatment of depression. Cocaine increases dopamine. Dopamine makes you feel good. I will often give my cocaine addicts and my narcotic addicts Wellbutrin for that purpose.