A drug such as amphetamine, which causes the transporters for dopamine to run in reverse, would __________.

A. increase the synthesis of dopamine
B. enhance the reuptake of dopamine
C. antagonize the postsynaptic receptors for dopamine
D. spill dopamine into the synaptic cleft


Answer: D

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