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To: combjelly who wrote (384332)	5/14/2008 11:19:31 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

Admittedly the research I read had to do with morphine. I am assuming that other pain meds work in a similar manner. Of the ones I am familiar, that is the case. Morphine, taken as prescribed, rarely leads to addiction--because prescribers rarely will allow its [mis]use to go that far. It has nothing, whatsoever, with whether it is being used to treat pain. Many, many morphine (and other painkiller) addicts began their addictions when taking medication for treatment of pain. Most people do not become addicted because of the way they're taking it. It has nothing to do with whether you are in pain or not. As you may know, opiates are physically addictive -- anyone who takes them for an extended period will become addicted to them. Again, this has nothing to do with whether one is taking them for pain or recreationally. Whatever "research" you read on the subject was obviously not very credible.