There have been several studies re: this isssue if you send your email addy I will send you a link,,,,,to a helpful site,,,,,,cindi

The *hallowed *American Medical Association recoginizes alcholism and drugChemical dependence - resources
Chemotherapy
Drug abuse
Drug abuse and dependence
Drug abuse first aid
Drug allergies
Drug induced hypertension
Drug rash on the back
Drug rash, tegretol
Drug signs and teenagers
Drug-induced hypertension addictionsDrug abuse and dependence as diseases. They developed a classification system for all diseases to track occurence and numbers statistically. As far as geneticAllergies and genetics
Genetic counseling
Genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis
Genetics
Male pattern baldness
X-linked recessive genetic defects
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how boys are affected
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how girls are affected predisposition goes, some studies have been done to support this and others challenge that. I come from a familyBirth control and family planning
Choosing a primary care provider
Ewing’s sarcoma
Family troubles - resources that sure as hell supports the geneticAllergies and genetics
Genetic counseling
Genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis
Genetics
Male pattern baldness
X-linked recessive genetic defects
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how boys are affected
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how girls are affected theory but many of my friends who are addicts were raised by Ward & June Cleaver and are still junkies. Go figure.

Cindi can send you some helpful links. Take care. IR.

drug addictionDrug abuse and dependence may be a disease, but it's acquired just like any disease -- by sickSick sinus syndrome people, healthy people, dregs of society, pillars of the community ... even doctors.

There is some evidence that people who are predisposed to

alcohlism have a geneticAllergies and genetics
Genetic counseling
Genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis
Genetics
Male pattern baldness
X-linked recessive genetic defects
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how boys are affected
X-linked recessive genetic defects - how girls are affected difference that causes them to metabolize both alcoholAlcohol and diet
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - resources
Breath alcohol test
Delirium tremens
Fetal alcohol syndrome and sugar differently, creating a craving for both.



I subscribe to the natureNatures tears and nuture theory of addictionDrug abuse and dependence. Some forms of addictionDrug abuse and dependence may stemStem cell research from metabolicMetabolic acidosis and nutritional problems, but other forms are learned behaviorAutistic behavior
Behavior - unusual or strange
Bulimia
Hyperactivity
Suicide and suicidal behavior
Temper tantrums, sustained by a culture that creates deep internal alienation and encourages people to seek quick fixes for the discomforts of livingAdvanced care directives in an alientated world.  



However...there is no hard proof anywhere about what actually causes addictionDrug abuse and dependence.  All we can do is speculate, and live in the moment while working on "showing up" in our own lives..this, I believe, helps the chances of recoveryRecovery position - series.



my humble 2 cents.

love,

WW

Can someone become physically dependent on a drugChemical dependence - resources
Chemotherapy
Drug abuse
Drug abuse and dependence
Drug abuse first aid
Drug allergies
Drug induced hypertension
Drug rash on the back
Drug rash, tegretol
Drug signs and teenagers
Drug-induced hypertension such as Clonazepam ?  I have been taking the medicine for about seven years.  It was prescribed for sleepingSleeping difficulty problems and anxietyGeneralized anxiety disorder
Separation anxiety
Stress and anxiety disorderAdjustment disorder
Anorexia nervosa
Asperger syndrome
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)
Autism
Autoimmune disorders
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bleeding disorders
Borderline personality disorder
Bulimia.

Well, I had to go backBack pain - low
Back strain treatment on my meds.  The day before Thanksgiving, I said how am I going to get through this with this painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources.  It was bad and I had already been on my feet two days, cleaning , cooking, etc., I am trying to take as perscribed, but, I have been bad a couple of days.  I know I need meds, and they seem to be the only thing that works.  I have got to be strong, and learn to take as perscribed.  I couldn't go to work today, my backBack pain - low
Back strain treatment is so bad.  I just wanted everyone to know, I was not strong enough with this painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources to do without. I am sorry.

Love Butterbean

Goodmorning my friend! Listen up to the Wiz here....Taking your meds because you need them is nothing to be sorry about. There is a difference between taking meds for chronicAcute vs. chronic conditions
Addison’s disease
Anemia of chronic disease
Cause of chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome - resources
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - microscopic view
Chronic motor tic disorder painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources and abusing them for the high. There is no shame in seeking intolerable painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources relief. All of us do what we must to function and have a quality of life. Only you know what is right for you my friend. You owe no apology to us for anything. Be good to yourself and do what you must. I shall keep you in my thoughts and prayers as always.

Power & Magick 2 U,

Wiz

Hi Butterbean,

I agree with Wizard.  If you need the meds for painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources, there is no shame in that.  Your quality of life is what really matters! No one should have to live in intollerable painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources.



The task of having to learn to use the meds for painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources without abusing them is probably the hardest thing of all. I failed miserably over and over trying to do that, but others here are doing it successfully, so maybe they can give you some tips on how to manage it. I think just keeping yourself honest about what your body really needs versus what your mind wants goes a long way toward that goal. You've done great simply by telling us the truth about what you need!



love,

WW

Butterbean, you scoundrel! You should have just "said no to drugsChemical dependence - resources
Chemotherapy
Drug abuse
Drug abuse and dependence
Drug abuse first aid
Drug allergies
Drug induced hypertension
Drug rash on the back
Drug rash, tegretol
Drug signs and teenagers
Drug-induced hypertension" and spent the whole Thanksgiving Day weekend in bed in misery and alone.



As for me, I had a wonderful time! I had to taste the egg nog a few times and swallow a few VicodinsVicodin
Vicodin tuss. I'm not supposed to do either one of these things due to liverAmebic liver abscess
Bile produced in the liver
C-section
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis of the liver
Delivery presentations
Donor liver attachment
Gallium (ga.) scan
Hepatic hemangioma
Hepatic ischemia
Hepatocellular carcinoma disease, but what the hell? You only live once and I want to do it on my feet having fun. Don't beat yourself, you're still here, I'm here and so are WW and Wizard. Take it easy and gear up for Christmas and New Years.  We are going to be just fine!



J.B.

Thanks for your continued support.  I am not beating myself up, but, just want to learn to manage and just take them when I have a lot of painAbdominal pain
Abdominal pain diagnosis
Alternative medicine - pain relief
Ankle pain
Anterior knee pain
Back pain - low
Bone pain or tenderness
Breast pain
Causes of painful intercourse
Chest pain
Chronic pain - resources.  Of course I haven't been doing that.  I go to the doc in morning, I want to ask him if there is something else out there besides narcoticsDrug abuse that may work for me.  I have tried a lot of things since I was 23 and am now 47, and nothing worked until I got the narcoticDrug abuse.  If I can only make myself take when needed.  I hope all of you are fine, and J.B. the meds helped me get through Thanksgiving and I had so much fun!  If I hadn't taken them I would have been miserable and possibly worried all around me.  thanks again.  Stay strong, powerful.

Love Butterbean

Lighten up on yourself please do not feel bad for doing what you did. We really have a lot in commonCommon cold. The last time I had my meds filled I gave them to my husband and he gives them to me whenI need them. I also keep an assortment of herbs and vitaminsPernicious anemia
Schilling test
Scurvy
Vitamin a
Vitamin b-12
Vitamin b12 level
Vitamin b3 source
Vitamin b6 benefit
Vitamin c benefit
Vitamin d source
Vitamin e where I used to keep my meds.  That way when I feel the need to take somethiing I get vitaminsPernicious anemia
Schilling test
Scurvy
Vitamin a
Vitamin b-12
Vitamin b12 level
Vitamin b3 source
Vitamin b6 benefit
Vitamin c benefit
Vitamin d source
Vitamin e. I know it sounds odd , but it helps. So does chamomile tea.Try and stay positive, looke what you have done so far. Do not give up.

Hi sounds like you are doing good!  I am going to try the herbs and vitaminsPernicious anemia
Schilling test
Scurvy
Vitamin a
Vitamin b-12
Vitamin b12 level
Vitamin b3 source
Vitamin b6 benefit
Vitamin c benefit
Vitamin d source
Vitamin e.  Sometimes I think it is just a bad habit now and I have to pop some pill in my mouthMouth sores
Oral cancer.  I don't have anyone here who can give me the pills when I only need them.  I am starting tomorrow to not take them unless I really need one, if it doesn't work, I am going to give them to my ex and tell him to only let me come get one when I absolutely have to.  He is the only one who knows I take them like I do.  Stay strong and healthy Gingerlee.  You have become a good friend.

Love Butterbean

Hey there my friends. I've been trying to work my way down the board to give a howdy to you all but I keep getting pulled away at work here. Even so, you all are never away from my thoughts. Looks like I see some plans in the working here with some of you. I see a lot of determination brewing. Let me know whatever I can do to help. I'm here for you as much as time allows me to. If I do disappear from time to time, just know that I'm still thinking of you and praying for you.

Telby, are you out there? I haven't seen you post in a while and I was just wondering if you are okay.

Butterbean and Ginger, hang in there as the best is yet ahead of you. Freedom is wonderful and good things are in store for you both.

And you too J.B. my brother, looks like you kicked up some dust for Thanksgiving. GOOD FOR YOU! You know J.B., you help more people than you even know. Let me suffice it to say that I received a private message from one of those "lurkers" as they have been called, that said you put a big smile on their faceFace pain and brought some sunshine to their world, as they share some of the same medical conditions as yourself. Sometimes it's the little things we do that we don't even know about that make a positive difference in the lives of our fellow humanHcg in urine
Hiv infection
Human bites
Human papillomavirus vaccine beings.

Anyhow I better get backBack pain - low
Back strain treatment to work before I have to fire myself for being non-productive LOL!

Power & Magick 2 U my friends,

Rainbows & Wiz Dust 2 U 2,

Luv Wiz