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Similar to heroin, oxycodone produces â along with pain management â a euphoric high caused by stimulation of the reward center of the brain. Oxycodone elevates levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is considered the pleasure chemical of the brain. On the street, OxyContin is known as âOxy,â âOC,â âOxyCotton,â âHillbilly Heroin,â and âKickers,â and is often used if heroin or morphine is not available.
Inhibitory Chemical Synapses. At an inhibitory chemical synapse, the effect of neurotransmitter release is to hyperpolarize the postsynaptic neuron and thereby decrease the probability that the neuron will fire. Like excitation, inhibition plays a critical role in the control of behavior by the brain.