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Simplepowa
In Pursuit of Knowledge


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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Apostle]
#18562525 - 07/15/13 03:22 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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I like where this is going
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Moonshoe
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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Apostle]
#18562634 - 07/15/13 03:44 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well, Kratom is an opiate, but the withdrawal and addiction associated with it are universally described as much less severe than with any of the drugs derived from the opium poppy.
I talk to many opiate users in the WCA thread and they all agree Kratom is extremely gentle compared to "real " opiate withdrawal, and many users report using Kratom daily for months and quitting cold turkey with no withdrawal at all , which is unheard of with opium poppy derived drugs.
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Apostle
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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Moonshoe]
#18562888 - 07/15/13 04:29 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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Let me know how it works out for you. In your case i'd be more worried about the etiz but, as i'm sure you know by now, i could care less what anyone ingests.
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Moonshoe
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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Apostle]
#18563048 - 07/15/13 05:03 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yes, Kratom doesn't worry me much although I do make sure to take regular days off to prevent dependence.
I'm much more concerned about benzo dependence. For that reason I always wait at least seven full days after using clonazepam before using it or another GABA agonist again. With etizolam I wait at least three days before using it or another GABA agonist again .
The reason the break is shorter with etizolam is because the half life of etizolam is much shorter than the half life of clonazepam , and etizolam is less addicting overall .
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Apostle
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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Moonshoe]
#18563058 - 07/15/13 05:07 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Moonshoe said:
I'm much more concerned about benzo dependence.
Ditto.
luckily i don't even enjoy it enough to want to use them daily, or at all really. but if i want a beer or something i'll just pop a benzy or drink a beer. lol.
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Moonshoe
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Re: Synthetic Drug 'Bath Salts' Trumps Methamphetamine In Addictiveness, Study Finds [Re: Apostle]
#18563099 - 07/15/13 05:16 PM (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, I use benzos as an alternative to alcohol , like if I'm going to a social event where I know everyone will be drinking, I take clonazepam or etizolam instead. I think alcohol is much harder on the brain and body then benzos when used occasionally . Benzos on there own (not mixed with alcohol or opiates) are actually very safe except if dependence develops in which case they are extremely dangerous, but alcohol dependence is too.
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