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skroomadoom · 12-10-2009, 06:19 PM

I've never heard the claim that methadone prevents you from getting high on ALL drugs -- I believe it is just supposed to stop you from getting high on opiates. I've heard that the "blocking" effect doesn't kick in unless your dose is at least 80mg though, so a lot of people who are below that dose unfortunately continue to get high and just use the methadone so they don't have to worry about getting sick.

I saw that someone mentioned using benzos with methadone earlier and even though I know they weren't suggesting it I want to make clear that this is EXTREMELY dangerous. Even if you have a huge opiate tolerance combining methadone and benzos can easily put you under.

12-10-2009, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
skroomadoom Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 37	I've never heard the claim that methadone prevents you from getting high on ALL drugs -- I believe it is just supposed to stop you from getting high on opiates. I've heard that the "blocking" effect doesn't kick in unless your dose is at least 80mg though, so a lot of people who are below that dose unfortunately continue to get high and just use the methadone so they don't have to worry about getting sick. I saw that someone mentioned using benzos with methadone earlier and even though I know they weren't suggesting it I want to make clear that this is EXTREMELY dangerous. Even if you have a huge opiate tolerance combining methadone and benzos can easily put you under.