this also causes the neurotransmitter dopamine as well as hormones like oxytocin to be released. all leading to a heightened feeling of trust and compassion. this is why mdma is often called an "empathogen". a hollywood club goer explains. >> i think people like taking mdma because it makes you feel euphoric, it makes you feel like your anxiety is released, feelings of happiness, and you can't talk about mdma without talking about love, and that's essentially why people take it. >> and maybe that's something i can take in the rest of my world, is to be around mom. >> and although this clinical setting is a world away... patient rachel hope just took the illegal drug, mdma. >> i was very anti-drugs, a teetotaler. i had seen what drug use had done to people in the 70s. i blamed a lot of the things that had happened to me on peoples' drug and alcohol abuse. >> rachel spoke with "techknow" from her new home in berlin, she's hopeful she's put her difficult past behind. rachel says as a child she was severely neglected and by age six she had been sexually abused. in the 90s, she was di

one of them is called oxytocin and the other one, vasopressin. they are also involved in reproduction, so it makes sense that the same hormones or molecules that are causing you to have romance are also influencing how you feel good. and perhaps are giving us some hints as to similarities between religious experiences and other stimulations of euphoria. >> since cara and i both study the brain, we asked to get a chance to experience the study first hand. >> are you apprehensive about seeing like mormon imagery again since you are a former mormon? >> no not apprehensive but i am interested to see if i do have activity in the brain because i will have some positive memories, even though now i don't even believe in god, i mean... i'm an atheist. >> right, i guess we'll find out. >> but you weren't raised religious at all? >> not really, no. >> so i'm wondering if any of the imagery is going to resonate with you at all. >> i don't think i will have anything to connect it to. >> hello. >> welcome. >> nice to meet you dr. anderson. >> i understand you'

. >> spencer got hurt in a game, oxytocin. >> we see no boundaries, rich, poor, middle class, pills and heroin. >> spencer switched to heroin. >> the police came to my dog at 1:00 in the morning and then my son was gone. >> in so many communities across this country, the needles are everywhere. we see the needles and the tool kids they found and families discovering them. >> you got families calling you >> reporter: which is why chris is teaching middle school students, 11 and 12 how to use narcan as it is called to bring someone back from a heroin overdose. >> how many of you have seen the needles? >> the students have seen the needles everywhere. >> i saw one just like on the sidewalk and i was like what is that for? and my mom told me and i was like whoa. >> reporter: and some of the children reveal it is in their own home. >> these kids are 11 and 12- year-olds and that is where we are. >> and just look, this young girl practicing how to administer the drug to save someone practicing on a teddy bear. >> definitely eye opening. you can watch the full investigation, breaking point her

. >> every time your phone buzzes or beeps or pings, your brain is literally releasing oxytocin, whichas the cuddle hormone. >> the director with the digital detox of oakland, which runs retreats and camps for adults, where all electronics are confiscated at the door. >> kit be scary. people sometimes feel anxiety. they feel restless. >> the symptoms of withdrawal. >> tempers are known to have phantom rings where their pockets are empty but they'll feel like their phone is ringing. you'll see people just reaching for their phone and nothing is there. >> but mostly, it's euphoric. campers make crafts, play games. jump in a lake. meditate under trees. >> when you put your phone away, you actually can start daydreaming and thinking and exploring different ideas that you might have. >> can hit you like a ton of bricks when you realize that everyone is just human. >> digital detox held this singles event in san francisco. no devices allowed. guest played real board games painted with real paint. and typed the old-fashioned way, handwritten profiles fluttered on a real bulletin board. some f

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