I was a liver donor (1/2) and was on high dose morphine for a few days. I needed it as they cut through all the abdominal muscles. The morphine took care of the pain but I did not like the way it made me feel and think. As soon as the pain was bearable I got off the morphine (about 5 days). I do not understand why anyone would want to feel the way the morphine makes you feel.
Addiction is psychological and physiological. The hard one to break is the psychological addiction.
You did the most important thing there, you saved a life. Thanks.
The people I have known that became addicted to substances each had some personal weakness and lack of self-control and I have known people with similar weaknesses and lack of self-control that made the decisions to not become addicted.
Addiction is a choice.