There Are Two Kinds of Addiction

Empty Receptor Addiction and Full Receptor Addiction.

Addiction is caused by empty receptors. "Habituation" is caused by full receptors. ==> is what I was taught.

So I'm talking to my Kidney Surgeon, a Chicago Boy (UC), and I ask him the Question. "Using Receptor Science, explain how drugs cause addiction?". And he confidently shoots back - When you take drugs it grows receptors and you keep needing more. That is addiction. I said it was actually Habituation and he agreed. But it is addiction was his final say. My other doctor, who believes as I do - that most addiction is caused by pain - couldn't answer that question.

Who is correct? Likely both. What is the prescription? Cut back on the amount of drugs for Full Receptor Addiction. Just enough to keep the pain at bay. Increase the dosage for those with Empty Receptor Addiction. Just enough to keep the pain at bay. END THE WAR. Put "addicts" under a doctor's supervision with pharmacy medication.

What are the proportions? We don't know. But we do have a data point. Dr. Lonny Shavelson in his book "Hooked" said that 70% of female heroin addicts had been sexually abused in childhood. Which says pain causes most drug addiction and is probably the start of all of them. We fight the drug war like all addiction is Habituation. People in pain are taking NO NOTICE. They want pain relief NO MATTER WHAT. As you would expect.









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