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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 669068" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, 4 days worth of Ativan likely isn't enough to get him addicted to it, though it is enough to give him a helluva high if he takes it all at once. It would've made more sense to discharge him on a less abuse prone medication than Ativan for anxiety such as Buspar.</p><p></p><p>I use Ativan daily and have for years, and in that time, my dosage has not increased, but I am not abuse prone. At the same time, I am definitely dependent on the drug and suffer rebound anxiety if I miss a dose, which is a polite way of saying I suffer the beginnings of withdrawals.</p><p></p><p>4 days of Ativan is also likely to make him want more benzos, and the benzo he is likely to want is Xanax, which is the most popular of the benzos on the street because it hits hard and fast. It is also the most addictive because it hits hard and fast and has a very short half life, which means it lasts a few hours and leaves the user craving more.</p><p></p><p>Bad, bad, idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 669068, member: 1963"] Well, 4 days worth of Ativan likely isn't enough to get him addicted to it, though it is enough to give him a helluva high if he takes it all at once. It would've made more sense to discharge him on a less abuse prone medication than Ativan for anxiety such as Buspar. I use Ativan daily and have for years, and in that time, my dosage has not increased, but I am not abuse prone. At the same time, I am definitely dependent on the drug and suffer rebound anxiety if I miss a dose, which is a polite way of saying I suffer the beginnings of withdrawals. 4 days of Ativan is also likely to make him want more benzos, and the benzo he is likely to want is Xanax, which is the most popular of the benzos on the street because it hits hard and fast. It is also the most addictive because it hits hard and fast and has a very short half life, which means it lasts a few hours and leaves the user craving more. Bad, bad, idea. [/QUOTE]
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