ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Epibatidine

Epibatidine is a very strong drug that comes from a kind of frog called the Epipedobates tricolor. It's like a superpower drug that can make you feel really good, but it can also hurt you if you take too much of it.

When you take Epibatidine, it goes into your body and starts talking to your brain. The brain has special doors called "receptors" that open up when it hears certain signals like this drug. Imagine the receptors like mailboxes that can only get certain letters. They open up when they see the right letter and let it inside. Epibatidine knows the secret to open these mailboxes, and it sends a message to our brain which makes us feel very relaxed and happy.

But here's where it gets tricky, Epibatidine is so strong that it can also mess up the body's ability to breathe, move, and think clearly. That's why it's dangerous to take too much of it. People can even die if they take too much of this drug. That's why it's usually used in super small amounts or as a medicine only by doctors - so that they can control how much goes into your body and make sure that it won't hurt you.

Overall, epibatidine is like a powerful key that can unlock special doors in your brain that make you feel really good, but it's also dangerous if you take too much. So it's important to be very careful with it and only use it under the supervision of a doctor.