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To: i-node who wrote (384338)	5/15/2008 11:43:38 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574046

"Again, this has nothing to do with whether one is taking them for pain or recreationally." Well, not everyone agrees with you. If I take morphine, will I get addicted to it? Taking morphine for pain will not make you an addict. You will not get a craving for your next dose or need to take more and more. Once the right dose for your pain control has been reached you will not need a bigger dose unless you get more pain. However, you must not stop taking morphine suddenly, as it is a strong drug and your body needs time to adjust. stchristophers.org.uk Addiction vs dependence 23: Addiction vs dependence As you have just explained, different parts of the brain are responsible for the addiction and dependence to heroin and opiates. Review the areas in the brain underlying the addiction to morphine (reward pathway) and those underlying the dependence to morphine (thalamus and brainstem). Thus, it is possible to be dependent on morphine, without being addicted to morphine. (Although, if one is addicted, they are most likely dependent as well.) This is especially true for people being treated chronically with morphine, for example, pain associated with terminal cancer. They may be dependent - if the drug is stopped, they suffer a withdrawal syndrome. But, they are not compulsive users of the morphine, and they are not addicted. Finally, people treated with morphine in the hospital for pain control after surgery are unlikely to become addicted; although they may feel some of the euphoria, the analgesic and sedating effects predominate. There is no compulsive use and the prescribed use is short-lived. nida.nih.gov