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Suggest Remedy For Pain Killer Drug Abuse

hello, my name is Tammy, iam 45 years old and have had rx, pain killer addiction problems since I was 24 years old, Iam currently taking suboxone 8mg, twice a day through a dr.I had at a medical detox facility I entered in august,it seems to be working quite well, no relapses, no cravings, my question is, will my brain ever repair itself? or will I have to be on this forever?
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Well.... most suboxone patients I see have subtle or not so subtle predisposing factors to narcotic addiction from birth. So, not getting over those. Number one of which is an atypical response to narcotics (from teh greek for sleep) in which they get a lot of energy and less sleep with narcotic use.
There can also be mood disorders and adhd.
These and other predisposing factors are not going to get better and were there before the addiction began.

Then there are triggers, cravings, compusions, changes in looking at the environment (seeing only the potential to get drugs in a situation). These get better over time but it is more learnign to deal with them.
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Suggest Remedy For Pain Killer Drug Abuse

Well.... most suboxone patients I see have subtle or not so subtle predisposing factors to narcotic addiction from birth. So, not getting over those. Number one of which is an atypical response to narcotics (from teh greek for sleep) in which they get a lot of energy and less sleep with narcotic use. There can also be mood disorders and adhd. These and other predisposing factors are not going to get better and were there before the addiction began. Then there are triggers, cravings, compusions, changes in looking at the environment (seeing only the potential to get drugs in a situation). These get better over time but it is more learnign to deal with them.