Heroin, BTW, helps from cough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History
> From 1898 through to 1910, diamorphine was marketed under the trademark name Heroin as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History
> From 1898 through to 1910, diamorphine was marketed under the trademark name Heroin as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant.
>non-addictive
I'm confused.
Alcohol: 15-23%
Heroin: 23%
Anti depressants are addictive in the classical sense. But the pharmaceutical companies don't call it 'withdrawl' but rather 'discontinuation syndrome' when you're coming off them. Looks like not much as changed in 100 odd years of pharmaceutical marketing.
No, they are not. addiction in the classic sense requires:
1) pre-occupation and seeking
2) tolerance
3) dependence
Anti depressant meds don't have any of these. But even if you call discontinuation effects "dependence" you still don't have tolerance or drug seeking and preoccupation.