Ok I've been researching this alot and maybe this will help others understand the addiction part of somethings.
1) Some people are born with a gene that makes them prone to addiction. This gene is resposible for all forms of addiction. You have a 50% probability to pass this gene on to offspring. (Which explains why I got it, mom addicted to pain meds, dad alcoholic, aunt alcoholic, uncle crack addiction, alcoholic, grandma alcoholic, all uncles alcoholics, a few aunts alcoholics) Hmm making a connection here I guess we all got that gene.
2) If you do not have the addiction gene you will not get an addiction if. But is possible to become dependant on a drug but once you w/d from it you will leave the drug and have no desire to return. Addicts dont do that, regardless of their wishes or beliefs to the contrary.
3)Withdrawl from pain meds is ofter long-term and painful with much anxiety.
4)Changes in the brain that turned us into compulsive users make it daunting enough task to control our actions and complete treatment. Which makes it difficult to resist the cravings which become more irresistible whenever we are exposed to any situation that triggers memory of the euphoric experience of drug use.
5)Addiction is a brain disease. While everyone has their own trigger for affecting or transforming the brain, many of the results of the transformation are strikingly similar regardless of the addictive drug being used. The addiction becomes the single most powerful motivator in the life of the drug user. They will do virtually anything for the drug.
6)Addiction is characterized by compulsive, drug craving, seeking and use that persists even in the face of negatice consequeces.
7)There is a genetic predisposition to dependance. The genetic bases of dependance involves multiple genes of the genoma. Activation transcription of the receptor in the dopaminergic system seems to lead to the activation of an specific gene (C-fos) responsible for the activation of the FOS related protien. The protein may have a neuroadaptive role for the repetitive administration of drugs.
8) For many drugs, craving does not happen during w/d syndrome but when the drugs maximal effect begins to wane
.9)Being exposed to your DOC the craving will increase for it although the euphoria will decrease.
Interesting kim.have heard of this before but not from local services,really think the bigwigs should start looking into this,who knows in years to come they will test at birth and even come up with a drug to block the addiction.
My elder sister is a chronic alcoholic,6 neat shots of vodka on waking then steady throughout the day,aunt died and alcholic at 50,I am addicted to nicotine and could become addicted to alcohol if i wasnt very aware,started drinking red wine,a couple of glasses every night about 2yrs ago when katy really became a 24/7 addict,progressed to a whole bottle,if she had continued with drugs i would have kept this up,as it is i have gone back to 2 glasses i suppose i am dependant on these 2 glasses but because of my fear of becoming an alco holic i dont drink any more than that although i want to.
Lifes not easy,sadmum
I guess they are now doing some research on how to find out if a person has this gene or not wouldnt that be a great thing. The gov will spend 1000 on a toilet but something that can really help control drug abuse this is not as important I know this isnt about politics but while pregnant they can do test to see if your child will be mentally challenged or anything else in my mind this seems simple but I guess since its a brain thing it might be harder then again alot of things are brain things who know. I know I have to watch myself with alcohol too and other things but that is because I was raised with alcoholics and hard drug addicts I never gave it a second thought that something my Dr rx'd me would but me in their shoes too. Its all about education I guess. Kim
education and cicumstances Kim,without katys addiction i would not have been awake all through the night and drinking alcohol,12.25 here and i have work tomorrow but after years of staying awake waiting for her to come home i cant sleep anymore and besides i think im addicted to these boards,seriously i want to help others and darn the time difference doesnt help,sad mum
I just posted something in how do I leave a cocain addict its a poem I got form another site very eye opening. I know what you mean about this boards. Have you ever watched the movie pay it forward I guess thats what I'm doing is just giving back since there were so many who were there for me and supported me here I feel I have to pass on the wisdom I have learned. I know what you mean in the above my personal life is almost in shambles sleep what is that but I have to keep trucking forward. Kim
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