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health consequences from opiates?

Like what is the constant taking of it doing to your body/brain? Body as long as you keep up with normal things honestly not much except the flattening of your stomach lining it's all about the brain. Once those new dopeamine receptors are created they will NEVER go away (but they will shut down), a lot of us get neuro disconnects after withdrawal. I guess there's blood clots/scarring if your an injector, could screw up a shot and you know shoot 11cc of air and give yourself a pulmonary embolism, I know I pulled more than a few blood clots out while registering shots. But really it's a brain drug even if it feels like a body rush.
 
Yeah, I could list a bunch of scientific stuff about heroin addiction but imo it comes down to each individual. The body/ mind has an absolutely amazing ability to repair itself and to survive. For example the brain can rewire itself from parts not working to well to others that do.
Perspective might change. I can definitely tell my body is slowly returning to homeostasis.

But as I always say pain is relative. We addicts have had a lot of pain and sometimes it makes us stronger. I know just thinking about first month of withdrawls to how I feel now helps me cope with discomfort I have now. I dont magnify everything as much.
Its a wait and see thing. Ive always healedin past I think this due to thie last run might take a while.
 
The liver is pretty regenerative organ. Simple blood test can show damage. Kidneys not so much. Need to take of these. Have kidney function test done. Your heart deserves the up most care. Keep check of blood pressure. Have cholesterol checked.


Tell your doctor about previous drug use. You wouldn't take your car to a mechanic and the not tell him the engine has been knocking.

Heroin and all drugs have negative side effects on body. You jus have to talk to your doctor and eat well as you can and exercise if you are healthy enough.
If your worried or wondering about specific problems I would be happy to address those, but I am most definitely not a doc. Just provide basic info.I
would always follow my advice with running what you learn by your Doctor.
 
Collapsed most of the major veins in my arms and legs (apart from some of the really small ones and some of the bigger ones like the femoral). I'm sure that will suck having bad circulation when I'm older.
 
Opiates, pure opiates anyway, when used in non-damaging ways, don't really cause direct damage to the body. They do not cause brain damage, they do not cause liver damage, etc, unlike some drugs, for example meth or cocaine or alcohol. However, the ramifications of engaging in risky behaviors like IV, etc may end up causing you significant damage. Mainly opiates alter your brain chemistry by downregulating receptors and that is difficult to recover from, it takes time and during that time you will feel terrible and that's why so many people relapse.

Also for people who use pharmaceutical opiates, many of the pills contain acetaminophen, which is toxic to the liver. If you take a lot of pills every day for a long period of time you can cause a LOT of damage to your liver that way, but it's from the acetaminophen, not the opiate. That's why it's recommended you do a cold water extraction when you take pills, to remove the acetaminophen.

cay said:
Like what is the constant taking of it doing to your body/brain? Body as long as you keep up with normal things honestly not much except the flattening of your stomach lining it's all about the brain. Once those new dopeamine receptors are created they will NEVER go away (but they will shut down), a lot of us get neuro disconnects after withdrawal. I guess there's blood clots/scarring if your an injector, could screw up a shot and you know shoot 11cc of air and give yourself a pulmonary embolism, I know I pulled more than a few blood clots out while registering shots. But really it's a brain drug even if it feels like a body rush.
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Opiates downregulate the endogenous opiate receptors, which are responsible for things such as mood, and are part of the natural reward system. They do not create dopamine receptors.
 
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