John Makohen·Aug 29Why Heroin Stops Feeling Good Long Before People Stop Using ItEventually, heroin isn’t about getting high. It’s about avoiding feeling terrible. The brain gradually shifts from chasing pleasure to…
John Makohen·Aug 22The First Time Someone Uses Heroin Isn’t Usually the BeginningAddiction rarely begins with heroin. By the time heroin appears, the brain has often been shaped by years of stress, trauma, learning, and…
John Makohen·Aug 13Medication Isn’t Replacing One Drug With Another. It’s Replacing Chaos With Stability.The biggest myth about methadone and buprenorphine survives because most people misunderstand how addiction changes the brain. These…
John Makohen·Jun 8Polysubstance use: “I Was Not Out Of Control.” I Was Controlling Something You Could Not See.Withdrawal, trauma stress, insomnia, and shame drove my polysubstance use. This is the map from the inside, and it explains why danger…
