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Long Term Opiate Use May Negatively Affect Mood and Cognition

No matter what method a person uses to take opiates, chemicals from the drug reach the brain within seconds.  These chemicals cross the protective blood-brain barrier and bind to receptors on brain cells.  As a result of this binding, a cascade of chemical events causes euphoria and other short-term effects of taking opiates.  However, these […]