just a quick artie update

**Nemo** · 11-20-2012, 02:59 AM

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-20-2012, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by joyceface

This plus heroin/opiate abuse actually alters the brain chemistry making it that much more painful to get off of.They probably start taking it because they are depressed and feel bad. It's physically painful and the brain does not respond to pleasure the way it used to when the opiates are removed. They feel better by taking the drug but in doing so they've made it harder to feel good on their own when the drugs are removed.
So a person who kicks it feels really down, really bad.

Yep.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-20-2012, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Goo For You

Is this a long-term thing? Or something that usually goes away in rehab?

Well, if you're properly evaluated/diagnosed by a psychiatrist (not a therapist/psychologist), your medical needs can be addressed with some type of anti-depressant combination in addition to behavioral therapy; two things Artie didn't/wasn't able to comply with.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-20-2012, 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by Gluecifer

One of the ten billion reasons to stay away from that shit. That's why I have no sympathy for Artie. It's not like Artie got into heroin back in the 50's or 60's when the pitfalls of heroin weren't as known and publicized as they are nowadays. Artie read all of the John Belushi biographies, lots of classic rock bios. He knew all to well about the tragic deaths and horror stories, listened to all of the songs talking about how heroin fucks your life up, and he still decided to do it. It'd be one thing if he was in an accident, and had to take pills for the pain, and then things just escalated, but he didn't. He got hooked on heroin because he didn't like doing stand up gigs and couldn't sleep in hotel rooms. Waaaaaaah!

It's called "self-medicating." Look it up.