By inhibiting the activity of GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area, opioids produce a(n):
a. increase in dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.
b. decrease in dopamine in the ventral tegmental area.
c. decrease in endogenous opioids in the ventral tegmental area.
d. increase in endogenous opioids in the nucleus accumbens.
Ans: A
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