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Magnesium will increase ATP. And ATP is the energy that is needed to sensitize G protein coupled receptors. One of those G protein coupled receptors is the opioid receptor.

So what magnesium is doing is making your opioid receptors more sensitive to your natural opioids.

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I think severe withdrawals are associated with Magnesium deficiency. This research has been going on for decades as there isn't a dose response curve for how severe a narcotic withdrawal will be based on dosing alone.

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