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Re: Difference between Ativan and Valium? » yxibow

Posted by Quintal on November 28, 2006, at 9:55:29

In reply to Re: Difference between Ativan and Valium? » Quintal, posted by yxibow on November 28, 2006, at 3:06:53

>Granted there are non hilarious mexican mafias behind some marijuana usage but of course that is because of enforcement (mind you I've never tried but have no particular mindset on the substance), it equally flows from Canada and there is a relative lack of machinegun use in the northwest...

Ironic that violence is associated with Marijuana considering its typical pacifying effect.

>if it were made like alcohol, 21 (or 18 or whatever) this would all go away.

I agree on the whole, but I suspect there would still be a black market for Marijuana as there is for contraband cigarettes and cheap Vodka and other spirits where I live. The effect of regular long term Marijuana use on the ability to drive operate machinery safely is also a concern.

>Addiction, in its primary sense is the non-medical use of medical (or street obtained) substances for non prescribed purposes -- recreation gone too far, to be crude.

Well I became addicted to benzos in a medical context and did not set out to abuse them however dubious the original prescription may seem. The irony is I knew all about these problems before I started but the benzos made me feel so good that I didn't care about the consequences. I was seeking instant gratification, became quite aggressive and domineering etc. A total personality change. I don't feel much like abusing drugs in my (now) sober state. I have access to some addictive substances but have no inclination to use them.

>There have been people on benzodiazepines since they came out in the early 1960s. This is not to say they're candy, but proper dosing with observation for tolerance is probably among the safest psychiatric drug regimes

My grandmother was one of those people I believe, although she did manage to withdraw from Valium. She still took temazepam at night until she died and I'm grateful she had that relief.

Q


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