Opiates, Pain, Addiction and Misuse Part 2 – Here Dr Kamell discusses the distinct physiologic effects of opioids and how to separate the analgesia (desired) from the euphoria (undesired.

Heroin overdoses increase in Mercer County
“The next thing you know, I'm detoxing from the prescription meds when someone says, 'If you do this heroin, you're not going to feel that withdrawal anymore, you're not going to be sick,'” Macciocca said, relaying the internal back-and-forth drama …
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Potential harm of legalizing medical marijuana a key point of Minnesota debate
“I never had a single craving, never any side effects from not taking it or withdrawal or anything like that.” The debate over whether to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Minnesota includes the question: What if it gets … But even if it …
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“There's This Thing That Keeps Rising in the Background”
This is the enemy. It's not physical withdrawal symptoms, it's not relief. It is craving.” Buddhism teaches that “craving is the fundamental engine of personality development,” Lewis … I did opiates, and I would spend hours and hours trying to sit on …
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