What? That can’t be right, you are likely thinking. It is. The methanol in aspartame affects the dopamine system of the brain causing addiction. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is classified as a severe metabolic poison. Aspartame is a dipeptide molecule produced by joining phenylalanine and aspartic acid. Aspartame itself does not occur naturally but is … Continue reading Aspartame – A Hidden Schedule II Narcotic