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Not every person who uses a particular drug recreationally can or will get addicted to it. It depends on brain chemistry and a variety of other factors.
by Aloha 8y ago
Not every person who uses a particular drug recreationally can or will get addicted to it. It depends on brain chemistry and a variety of other factors.
- int_19h 8y agoThat's true broadly, but opiates are a bit of a special case, no?
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoIf they were immediately addictive, everyone that got a morphine shot in the hospital would need to seek treatment. It isn't a "one use and you are addicted" or even "occasional (recreational) use will get you addicted". A portion of folks will seek it out more often, but most folks will just seek it out occasionally. With opiates, the bigger danger is daily or consistent use over a period of time. The period depending on how often you take it and how you are using it and the strength of your dose.
- CodeWriter23 8y agoNope. Do heroin 4 days in a row and you start having withdrawal symptoms. Regardless of any other factors including brain chemistry.
- girvo 8y agoAs far as noticable withdrawals, it takes a lot longer than 4 days for someone who’s new to it. If you’ve ever been an addict to opiates before though, yeah that’s about right.
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoMost recreational use doesn't constitute such things, though. Unless you have a very different view of recreational use than I do.