Meses después de la abstinencia de drogas los pacientes en recuperación de la dependencia de opioides recetados para el dolor muestran signos de que los procesos del sistema de recompensa natural se normalizan https://t.co/pRXF0CpZlz
“results suggest possible re-regulation of dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and brain reward systems in prescription opioid-dependent patients over the drug-free period in residential treatment.” Do maintenance meds help re-regulate HPA? h…
Possible Evidence for Re-regulation of HPA Axis and Brain... : Journal of Addiction Medicine https://t.co/aSe9QcRF8I
The #brain needs time to heal and to re-regulate the reward system. This is incredibly difficult when a person is having physiological and psychological withdrawals. That aspect of #treatment has to be addressed to optimize success. #opioidcrisis #NTP h…