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. 2017 Nov;3(6):10.15761/JSIN.1000183.
doi: 10.15761/JSIN.1000183. Epub 2017 Nov 17.

"Dopamine homeostasis" requires balanced polypharmacy: Issue with destructive, powerful dopamine agents to combat America's drug epidemic

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"Dopamine homeostasis" requires balanced polypharmacy: Issue with destructive, powerful dopamine agents to combat America's drug epidemic

Kenneth Blum et al. J Syst Integr Neurosci. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

The well-researched pro-dopamine regulator KB220 and variants result in increased functional connectivity in both animal and human brains, and prolonged neuroplasticity (brain cell repair) having been observed in rodents. Moreover, in addition to increased functional connectivity, recent studies show that KB220Z increases overall brain connectivity volume, enhances neuronal dopamine firing, and eliminates lucid dreams in humans over a prolonged period. An unprecedented number of clinical studies validating this patented nutrigenomic technology in re-balancing brain chemistry and optimizing dopamine sensitivity and function have been published. On another note, it is sad that unsuspecting consumers could be deceived and endangered by false promises of knock-off marketers with look- and- sound-alike products. Products containing ingredients having potential dangers (i.e., combinations of potent D2 agonists including L-Dopa and L-Theanine) threaten the credibility and reputation of validated, authentic, and ethical products. We encourage clinicians and neuroscientists to continue to embrace the concept of "dopamine homeostasis" and search for safe, effective, validated and authentic means to achieve a lifetime of recovery, instead of reverting to anti-dopaminergic agents doomed to fail in the war against the devastating drug epidemic, or promoting powerful D2 agonists that compromise needed balance.

Keywords: D2 agonists; KB220; KB220Z; dopamine antagonists; dopamine homeostasis; drug epidemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interest Kenneth Blum, Ph.D., is the holder of a number of U.S. and foreign patents issued and pending related to Nutrigenomics and Nutraceuticals. Dr. Blum is the Co-founder of Geneus Health LLC. Through Geneus Health, LLC, the Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS™) has licensed Dominion Diagnostics, LLC as a sales organization in the addiction space. Through his company Synaptamine, Inc., Dr. Blum licensed a number of retail outlets. He is a paid consultant of Dominion Diagnostics, LLC and The Shores Treatment & Recovery Center. Dr. Blum is a member of the scientific advisory board of Dominion Diagnostics, LLC, and is Chief Scientific Advisor of Dominion Diagnostics, LLC. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientific officer, of Geneus Health, LLC. B. William Downs is CEO of Victory Nutrition International, Inc., and a licensee of the KB220Z/ZBR technology. There are no other author conflicts of interest.

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A graphical abstract showing short- and long-term administration of buprenorphine on dopamine release at the brain reward site (nucleus accumbens) [5].
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In rats KB220Z compared to Placebo seed Region of interest (ROI) os the left Accumbens
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