“I Burn Myself to Get High”: A Case Report on how Pain can be an Addiction

“I Burn Myself to Get High”: A Case Report on how Pain can be an Addiction

Background: Authors have argued that engagement in Non-Suicidal Self Injurious (NSSI) involves addictive components similar to those of other behavioral or process addictions. The following elements of addiction have been accepted: (a) compulsivity, (b) loss of control (c) continued use of the subst...

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Main Authors: Gurtej Gill, Khai Tran, Souparno Mitra, Panagiota Korenis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Levy Library Press 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine
Subjects:
non suicidal self injury
endogenous opioid system
addiction
Online Access:https://journalofscientificinnovationinmedicine.org/articles/121

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