Posted by Quintal on August 6, 2007, at 20:23:31
In reply to Re: Confessions of an English Opiate Eater, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 22, 2007, at 15:18:38
The body and brain will adapt to constant exposure to any powerful drug by downregulating receptors, neurotransmitter levels etc to compensate for the effect of the drug and maintain equilibrium. It's possible for some people to maintain an acceptable level of tolerance by taking them 'as required' or only two or three days per week, though even when taken in this way some loss of efficacy might eventually occur.
I relapsed on the codeine and I'm addicted to it. Honesty is always the best policy in these matters since self-deception only creates more problems.
Q
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