I have been struggling with addiction to opioids/opiates for over 10 years. I have tried and completed just about every single different option for treatment that I know of. Typically, these treatment options were not much help at all, however some were much better than others, and after completing a very lengthy treatment program (over 1 year) in my young 20's, I was able to stay clean for close to 5 years. It is very important to note however, that during these 5 years of being clean, I never did feel "normal" again, and it makes considerable sense that my endorphin system never truly went back to a normal state and I think this was presented thoroughly with examples like the fact that I had to maintain what was essentially a "gym and exercise" addiction, in order to feel any kind of natural endorphin benefit, and basically had developed addictions to any form of getting natural endorphins, and although some of these things are healthy activities, I would have to do them in excessive amounts, and despite being free from opiates or any other hard drugs, I felt I was still unable to function and live my life like a normal, "pre-addiction" human being. This eventually led to relapse after many years. I have found myself caught in the thralls of addiction once again, and I am desperate to not only detox through what seems to have become an unbearable withdrawal process (as the opioids being used are now stronger than ever, and I have gotten older and simply cannot tolerate the misery of withdrawal mentally anymore.) but I am also desperate to return my brain, especially my endorphin system back to its "pre-opioid addiction" state. So that I can function in life normally, and enjoy life without being hindered by the damage that my decade long addiction has done to me pathophysiologically.  