Psycho-Babble Substance Use Thread 442750

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Questions about reducing potential for abuse???

Posted by goodegg on January 16, 2005, at 11:50:35

There's someone in my life I care alot about who uses a banzo (valium) and a narcotic (codiene). She claims she keeps her usage to only two days per week of each substance. She said that keeping the two days of each together is better than days off in between because they remain active in the blood stream for at least two days since the last usage.
Two related questions,

First: She claims that using valium two days in a row followed by two days of codeine gives her a lower potential for addiction to either (excluding any other factors, such as personality tendencies, dosages, etc.).
The question is this. I know they both act on the central nervous system, but do they target/affect the same receptors and/or neurotransmitters? In other words, would using two days of a benzo followed by two days of a narcotic (or vica versa) be similar, in terms of increasing tolerance of either, as using four days of only the benzo in a row or only four days of the narcotic in a row (as I am suspecting)?

Second: She also claims that (given the above as a constant, and exluding any other factors) the dosage consumed (lower or greater amounts) for any of the two days for either substances does not matter in terms of potential for addiction as long as she does not increase the number of days of usage (which I am doubting). Would this be accurate?

To the best of your awareness, are there any innacuracies in her beliefs or errors in her logic? I'd like her at least to be well informed about what she's doing.

Re: Questions about reducing potential for abuse??

Posted by Phil on January 17, 2005, at 5:49:18

In reply to Questions about reducing potential for abuse???, posted by goodegg on January 16, 2005, at 11:50:35

My opinion is that this person has a drug problem and it really doesn't matter when she takes what.

Re: Questions about reducing potential for abuse???

Posted by Syringe on January 17, 2005, at 14:16:32

In reply to Questions about reducing potential for abuse???, posted by goodegg on January 16, 2005, at 11:50:35

If she takes benzo's and codiene habitually, meaning there is a constant, obviously because she takes it 2 consecutive days each weak so its a like a habit. Also to mix benzo and narcotics, she is definately a drug user, I won't say addict because I don't know if she is addicted.
I take benzos and narcotics as well as all sorts ofpills every day. But I can stop if I want, jusut like I quit smoking other drugs and I stopped drinking as much so I can take more drugs and it won't be as hard on my liver : )

but yeah, if she takes benzos and narcs (Althought I love it too) she is an RX queen. Eventually she may increase the dosages
I take benzos and narc (vikes) for long periods then stop when I have to take like 6 vals to get high or 9 vicodines to get high.
I let my tolerance go down an then start taking
them again

Cheers!

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