I think you’re mixing up physical and mental dependence. Opioids can legitimately help to the point that you depend on them to fix whatever you thought was unfixable (like anxiety, pain etc), physical dependence is taking it just so you feel normal and don’t go thru withdrawals.
At any rate I hope he finds something that works without the horrible downsides of opis
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MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 day agoI’m not really sure how to put it into words. I think the words I’m looking for are a dependence vs. an addiction.
Dependence is like withdrawals and stuff from the chemical, while addiction is his brain is hooked on the effect that comes from taking it
real_squids@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Yeah. I think you have explained it far better than I have. I believe he has a mental dependency to it.
I hope he’s able to find something to. We’ve tried to help him but he’s made it clear he doesn’t want or think he needs help. So the best I can do is be supportive towards his mental health and hope he realizes he needs help
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
So basically those are the two types of addiction. Iirc there’s either chemical or mental addiction where you can develop a dependence in either or both.