harvey19 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 For some I'm sure breaking the addiction would be like dose of flu, for others it by cause them problems. Is the addiction stronger than the addiction to tobaco ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 For some I'm sure breaking the addiction would be like dose of flu, for others it by cause them problems. If you consider agonisingly painful death to be a "problem" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Of course it can be. Someone who only drinks or takes drugs at night can still be just as much an addict as someone who does it all day. We are talking about heroin addicts here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Surely that depend on the degree of the addiction? Not really with heroin addiction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Is the addiction stronger than the addiction to tobaco ? I think you'll find opinion in that area to be divided. Why do you feel it's such an important question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 If you consider agonisingly painful death to be a "problem" ... Does breaking the addiction cause death in those who take the drug for pleasure ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 They most certainly did. While heroin was legally available on prescription, there were never as many as 5,000 addicts in the country, and the majority of them worked and paid taxes. What makes you prefer a system that has led to getting on for half a million addicts, all of whom are a constant drain on society instead of contributing to it? Well the rise in popularity isn't largely due to the illegality of it, rather the population growth and because it is highly addictive and easily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Not really with heroin addiction! What makes you so sure? How do you know, or is that just guesswork on your part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I think you'll find opinion in that area to be divided. Why do you feel it's such an important question? Because I understand some class tobaco as the most addictive drug used for pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 What makes you so sure? How do you know, or is that just guesswork on your part? Where's your evidence for that matter... blowing out again as usual? Either you are playing devils advocate or being your usual obstinate self, either way, i've seen it time and time again. Short-term addiction studies by the same researchers demonstrated that tolerance developed at a similar rate to both heroin and morphine. When compared to the opioids hydromorphone, fentanyl, oxycodone, and pethidine/meperidine, former addicts showed a strong preference for heroin and morphine, suggesting that heroin and morphine are particularly susceptible to abuse and addiction. Morphine and heroin were also much more likely to produce euphoria and other positive subjective effects when compared to these other opioids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_dependence#Addictive_potential As you'll see, it's at the top of the addictiveness chart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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