AlwaysShocked
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I think that one of the things that this thread clearly points out is that while "addiction" has been categorized as an "illness", there are still a whole lot of folks who see it as a set of behaviors. A set of selfish behaviors, at that.
Some aspects of the whole thing just don't make any sense to me at all. I'll read about how an addicted person "has to get their next fix" so they "don't go into withdrawal". So by this criteria, fear of going through the withdrawal process is what keeps them into it. As opposed to just wanting to get high, of course.
In the meanwhile, it's okay to take the very real risk of sudden death in order to "not go through withdrawal"?
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If Peaches Geldof was seen several times at a clinic, she may have been on a Methadone program. As anyone in these programs is strongly warned, it is very, very dangerous to use heroin on top of methadone. And they are educated as to why this is so - because methadone is a long acting drug that hangs around in the body far longer than heroin does. So you have an existing level of opiate already onboard and then you add herion on top of it and BINGO. Now your body just "forgets to breathe".
Best of luck to those here who are in recovery. Keep constantly educating yourself!
Some aspects of the whole thing just don't make any sense to me at all. I'll read about how an addicted person "has to get their next fix" so they "don't go into withdrawal". So by this criteria, fear of going through the withdrawal process is what keeps them into it. As opposed to just wanting to get high, of course.
In the meanwhile, it's okay to take the very real risk of sudden death in order to "not go through withdrawal"?
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If Peaches Geldof was seen several times at a clinic, she may have been on a Methadone program. As anyone in these programs is strongly warned, it is very, very dangerous to use heroin on top of methadone. And they are educated as to why this is so - because methadone is a long acting drug that hangs around in the body far longer than heroin does. So you have an existing level of opiate already onboard and then you add herion on top of it and BINGO. Now your body just "forgets to breathe".
Best of luck to those here who are in recovery. Keep constantly educating yourself!