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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There absolutely is a proven genetic component to whether opioids will give you the high and mask the pain.  There is also a (different) genetic component to whether a person is more likely to become addicted to a high like this.  Finally, there are environmental components that guide a person away from becoming addicted.  There's a reason that the Vietnam vets who shot up on morphine during the war did not become permanently addicted.  Some did, but the ones who didn't had strong safety nets and support and "reasons to live" when they came back home.[/quote]

Yes, exactly. It is not just about whether it works for you and/or you feel the euphoria. It's also whether you are predisposed physically/emotionally/mentally to become addicted. I have been prescribed painkillers a couple of times and thought they were fantastic but I always ended up with most of the pills in the cabinet for months or years because, ince I didn't need them, I forgot about them.[/quote]

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