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Substance Abuses Effects on Neurological Physiology
Hormone Abnormalities with Opiates the Chicken or the Egg?
Can hormone replacement lead to longer periods of abstinence? Opiate use affects multiple endocrine systems, and is associated with hypogonadism, (you got no Nads man) adrenal dysfunction, bone loss, and Growth Hormone abnormalities. Central hypogonadism can result from stimulation of the hypothalmus which results in diminished gonadotropin releasing hormone (GRH) leading to decreased Testosterone levels.
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