Mixed media Abstract painting on 100% handmade colored paper.

The idea of this subject matter came to my mind while I was in the hospital last month for the surgery. This is an abstract painting. But when I closed my eyes, this was how I felt after the Hernia operation. I am hale and healthy now. And the thought has actually dissipated from my mind along with the pain.!

The consumption of heroin is marked by a euphoric rush, a warm feeling of relaxation, a sense of security and protection, and a dissipation of pain, fear, hunger, tension and anxiety. When heroin is snorted or smoked, the rush is intense and orgasmic. Subjectively, time may slow down. Any sense of anger, frustration or aggression disappears.


Opioid drugs also act in these limbic brain regions. Yet except at very high doses, the opioids don't block the pain messages themselves. Rather, they change the subjective experience of the pain. This is why people receiving morphine for pain-relief may say that they still feel the pain - but that it doesn't bother them any more. Many users self-medicate: opioids are powerful antidepressants and antianxiety agents. Response and remission rates are high; but so are tolerance, dependence and addiction.