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Firemoss can also be used to reduce cranial swelling in extreme cases, although there is a high risk of the patient developing an addiction.{{book ref|sa1|38}} While [[Kaladin]] is recovering from the fight with the [[chasmfiend]] and wandering in the chasms, he is offered firemoss as a pain reliever. He refuses it because he knows firemoss is addictive and remembers that his father hated using it.{{book ref|sa2|76}}
[[Teft]] developed an addiction to firemoss when he was in the [[Sadeas princedom|Sadeas]] army, but never could get in too much trouble do to a lack of money. Shortly after [[Shallan]]'s encounter with [[Re-Shephir]] in [[Urithiru]], it became obvious that he had relapsed. He used the firemoss to function, and did not even experience the euphoria anymore. His powerlessness to resist the drug made him feel ashamed, and he rejected the [[honorspren]] trying to bond him because of it.{{book ref|sa3|41}} Eventually, Teft
▲Shortly after [[Shallan]]'s encounter with [[Re-Shephir]] in [[Urithiru]], it became obvious that he had relapsed. He used the firemoss to function, and did not even experience the euphoria anymore. His powerlessness to resist the drug made him feel ashamed, and he rejected the [[honorspren]] trying to bond him because of it.{{book ref|sa3|41}} Eventually Teft got arrested because public intoxication of firemoss was forbidden.{{book ref|sa3|104}} When he became a Knight Radiant, bonding his spren at the end of Oathbringer, he was not freed of his addiction.
After the unification of [[Alethkar]], [[Dalinar Kholin]] used firemoss at least once, when he didn't want to think about politics or war.{{book ref|sa3|49}}
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