Old 05-19-2008, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Callie View Post
Another question? If percocet can knock the normal person out, why does it have the opposite effect on him? Why does that make him go and do? Also, he says that they (whatever it is, percocet, darvocet, methadone, oxy etc) make him feel "normal". What does that mean?
Our bodies produce endorphins which are natural opiates. When people have that upper effect it's because they're bodies have low levels of beta endorphins.

Opiate addicts stop producing natural opiates because the synthetic opiate has replaced it.
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