Battling Addiction

By Maryann Morrison

The physical process that leads to pain killer addictions is as follows:

1. The brain responds to the presence of the pain killer by increasing the number of available receptors for the drug, so that the nerve cells in the brains stops functioning normally.

2. The body has natural pain killers called endorphins. Once pain killer medication is taken, the body reacts by ceasing the production of endorphins to receive the opiates instead.

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