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What's your thought on heroin addicts drinking alochol?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 694172" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Another thing is that addicts who are kicking seek out 'comfort drugs" to make the process easier. Those can range from Immodium, to Benzos, to GABA drugs like Lyrica. </p><p></p><p>Sadly, it isn't uncommon for opiate addicts to come off of opiates with an addiction to something else. One of the scariest things is the addicts who are hooked on massive doses of extremely strong designer benzos. Their drug of choice becomes illegal and there is nothing else out there strong enough to fulfil their habit. </p><p></p><p>Quite often the medical profession hasn't even HEARD of the drug they've been abusing, so their isn't much help available in a medical setting.</p><p></p><p>I agree that suboxone/subutex and methadone have their place, don't know enough about opioid addiction to speak for lifetime maintenance therapy, but other than that, and medically prescribed medications such as clonidine to ease withdrawal sx, I think addicts withdrawing need to be VERY careful.</p><p></p><p>I also think the hardest part of withdrawal is after the kick, when you have find and fix the things that made you an addict in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 694172, member: 1963"] Another thing is that addicts who are kicking seek out 'comfort drugs" to make the process easier. Those can range from Immodium, to Benzos, to GABA drugs like Lyrica. Sadly, it isn't uncommon for opiate addicts to come off of opiates with an addiction to something else. One of the scariest things is the addicts who are hooked on massive doses of extremely strong designer benzos. Their drug of choice becomes illegal and there is nothing else out there strong enough to fulfil their habit. Quite often the medical profession hasn't even HEARD of the drug they've been abusing, so their isn't much help available in a medical setting. I agree that suboxone/subutex and methadone have their place, don't know enough about opioid addiction to speak for lifetime maintenance therapy, but other than that, and medically prescribed medications such as clonidine to ease withdrawal sx, I think addicts withdrawing need to be VERY careful. I also think the hardest part of withdrawal is after the kick, when you have find and fix the things that made you an addict in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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