The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

A. their ability to activate the "pleasure pathways" of the brain.
B. the ease of obtaining them and the relatively inexpensive cost.
C. the similar way in which they are metabolized in the body.
D. their identical effect on neurotransmitters at the synapse.


Answer: A

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