I've been a regular user of opiates (once every 1-three weeks?) for over three years without ever having to increase dosage. This may not qualify as addiction, as essentially by the time I decide to use them again, the body has flushed the remainder out. Not to say that this can't result in damage to the liver or kidneys over time, but with all due respect to life, I like to enjoy it. Compared to the average drinking habit a person in their early to mid twenties usually commands, I think I'm on a fairly more healthy path. (Opiates are also not a neurotoxin.)
There was a relatively famous surgeon who, while not consistently working, didn't consider himself qualified to operate on a person without insulfating a precise (non-increasing) dosage of morphine.
I don't think it's impossible for a person to live a relatively normal lifestyle, and even a productive lifestyle, with a mild drug habit, or alcohol habit, or what have you.
I guess the basic idea I wanted to relate in that last post is that opiates often aren't enjoyable until you have tried them many times. Whether this will lead to regular use, and whether this regular use constitutes addiction, I don't know.
There was a relatively famous surgeon who, while not consistently working, didn't consider himself qualified to operate on a person without insulfating a precise (non-increasing) dosage of morphine.
I don't think it's impossible for a person to live a relatively normal lifestyle, and even a productive lifestyle, with a mild drug habit, or alcohol habit, or what have you.
I guess the basic idea I wanted to relate in that last post is that opiates often aren't enjoyable until you have tried them many times. Whether this will lead to regular use, and whether this regular use constitutes addiction, I don't know.
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