Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by f1refly on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:48AM
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I can't confirm your experience at all. I've had a serious car accident after which they kept me on opium in the hospital for three days. After they replaced it with weaker pain treatment compounds I didn't have any desire to go back, despite how I was feeling when taking opium. I wouldn't say they're instantly addictive.
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Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by mod on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:12AM
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I can confirm his experience via my brother's nearly identical experience. He asked for a non-addictive painkiller, as he knows he has an addictive personality. He was prescribed an opiod anyway, I don't recall which, for a serious abscessed tooth.
After a couple of days he was experiencing identical symptoms as the GP.
I'm not trying to chime in on how strictly we're interpreting "instantly," but for me I will definitely do my best to avoid opiods. Taking the prescribed amount for 2-3 days, and literally not taking the rest of the pills (both GP and my brother), and having serious physical withdrawals--that's fast enough that I would rather avoid it.