What are the underlying causes of OXYCONTIN addiction?
When we take drugs, either for medical purposes or recreation, there is a benefit or reward that we are trying to achieve. For example pain medication is intended to bring relief to an injured or stressed area of our body. The beginning stages of OXYCONTIN addiction causes us to crave more and to use more. The unintended consequences of that is our need to take more and more of the OXYCONTIN to get the same result. OXYCONTIN addiction causes the pathways inside the brain to be altered. Physical changes in the nerve cells are brought on by the drug. These cells (neurons) communicate with each other releasing neurotransmitters into the gaps or synapses between the nerve cells. This makes some drugs are more addictive than others. There are several other factors that contribute to OXYCONTIN addiction. Well go into greater detail on another page, but for now the major factors are ones genetic makeup, personality and peer pressure. Again well explain these as we go along. What Are The Risk
