Posted by omega man on June 10, 2002, at 12:19:34
In reply to Re: idea to make benzos non-addictive.., posted by Alan on June 9, 2002, at 22:04:10
I though that the reason many people here write to psycho-babble is due to Pdocs stopping prescribing BZD's due to addcition and prescribing AD's instead...
I found myself that just having them there was helpfull and I only got greedy a few times..but looks like i've got the wrong idea...however in this part of the world BZD's are the number 2 choice drug of abuse..
I'm still puzzled..BZD's are definately addictive, in that you have to keep taking more for the same effect...you develop tolerance..and thats why prescription quidelines are just to prescribe for three weeks usually, same procedure in psychiatric wards here..
is'nt the reason chronic sufferers maintain their doses because
A) they realise this is limited ticket but its all they have and so they use it wisely rather than as much as they would like to if it did'nt have tolerance..because they have to...nobody will prescribe ever increasing doses.
b) when you are seriously ill and need something to fight your way to living..youre less likley to get hooked. because the drugs just a tool.
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