Dopamine is getting a lot of attention both in the recovery community and about the population at large with the chatter concerning Dopamine Addictions derived from smartphones, social media, and all of the other stimulants we have surrounding us on a daily. You have to admit we are bombarded with tons of dopamine hits per day in every way without a chemical trigger.  When you drink ethanol, in addition to an already overstimulated dopamine, receptors are now chemically excited exponentially. The firing rate of this neurotransmitter is too much too soon.....whats next ?