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Hydrocodone Addiction
Assessing the Pull of Hydrocodone Addiction
From an outsider's perspective, hydrocodone addiction is in some senses incomprehensible. Why would someone willingly take potentially dangerous amounts of narcotics that explicitly go against a doctor's directives? Moreover, how could purely physical cravings translate into psychological addictions that perpetuate even after hydrocodone withdrawal has been remedied physically?
Truth be told, addiction often stems from a suite of factors working together to compromise judgment and intellectual clarity. Hydrocodone works on key receptors in the brain and actually alters receptor chemistry, thus changing behavior and creating positive associations and memories between hydrocodone and pleasure. Not only does the addict seek out hydrocodone to recapture feelings of euphoria, but he also craves opiates to ensure his very survival. That's right -- the brain cannot tell the difference between chemically induced euphoria and euphoria associated with positive behaviors that contribute to survival.
Brain chemistry issues aside, however, addicts face uphill battles when confronting their inner demons, which are often papered over by one size fits all rehab programs. Nutritional deficiencies as well as psychiatric problems can create major disturbances emotionally and lead people to crave hydrocodone as a physical way to tamp down on the "emotional noise" that these prime issues cause.
In other words, hydrocodone addiction is often a simple symptom of a much deeper rooted and potentially completely unrelated problem. Witness the amazing recovery rates of patients who overcome physically dependence on the drug versus the poor recovery rates of people who try to detox from recreational hydrocodone use.
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