How come using methadone when we are in a general anesthesia time doesn’t make us an addict, like if we used methadone in our personal time awake.

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I have a question I couldn’t find in the search. I’m not sure if I am wrong with this question, but I thought using methadone in our time awake, it would change us into addiction. If that’s true, why does using it in general aesthesia in a surgery, not do the same thing? When they wake up, why does that not make people into addicts?

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When you do something like this recreationally, you expect to get high and feel good. When you do this you think, “Shit that was amazing! I will do this again.” And many do take it again and start a relationship with the substance that can turn into addiction. Plus you had to buy it and likely have multiple doses. When used in a medical setting, I imagine they use enough to completely knock your ass out, or if you aren’t unconscious you are likely still getting an uncomfortable medical procedure, so it is not nearly as enjoyable. And after the procedure, they usually don’t give you a bottle of the shit to take home(except for painkillers).