Neighbors Sue Fox Hill in Federal Court
The owners of the estate, Fox Hill Real Estate, LLC, initially wanted to establish a 12-bed drug and alcohol rehab facility that would cost residential clients upwards of $ 30,000 a month, but strong opposition to a zone change that would allow it …
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DEA Head Tells Congress They are 'Fighting Back' Against Tolerance Of …
While Leonhart was testifying to the committee, the Pew Research Center released a poll showing 75% of Americans believe the sale and use of marijuana will eventually be made legal nationwide, and more than 60% believe alcohol is more harmful to …
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Kool Living Recovery Opens Its Doors to Help Individuals Battle Addiction
… who is addicted but also his or her loved ones. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 23.2 million Americans are addicted to some type of substance and only 10% of these individuals are actively involved with a …
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Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
A new state pilot program will ensure that Dauphin County prison inmates who need drug and alcohol counseling will continue receiving treatment once they are released from prison. The pilot, which involves Dauphin County and five other counties, will …
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Obamacare Puts Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs in Jeopardy
Washington Alcohol and Drug Treatment programs are in jeopardy as Obamacare threatens to close their doors. If the legislature doesn't make a budget fix in two weeks, thousands of recovering addicts may not have access to the help they need to remain …
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Question by CAT: Which drugs is harder to come off Adderall or Benzos(xanax,ativan)?

Best answer:

Answer by Skee
I take both ativan and adderall for ADHD. Benzos and Stimulants are both very different drugs and have different “come off” feelings. Adderall is schedule 2, the benzos you listed are schedule 4. So the Feds think Adderall is significantly easier to abuse and poses a greater health risk. That’s a good start.

Personally: I wouldn’t want to “come off” of either. These drugs are prescribed for me to take daily as I have for the past 6 years.

Taking either regularly and then stopping will make “very bad things” happen. People will use words like “addiction” if you say it’s tough to quit. These are the same people who need to remember that nearly every anti-depressant (Prozac, etc) if suddenly quit being consumed cold turkey, suicide is not unheard of.

Perhaps you’re asking for what happens when one or the other wears off? With adderall you get irritable, hungry or not-hungry, slow, dense, useless. All the + that the adderall was giving you is now past 0 into the negatives temporarily. This would NOT be the time to take an SAT test. 🙂

Ativan… well, like any benzo, sudden withdrawl is life threatening.

There’s a fairly easy way to sum up how any drug is when you “come off” it: The opposite happens. ie: Take sudafed for a stuffed up nose a few days in a row, quit. Now your nose is really stuffed up!

You asked which is harder. I’d say Adderall. I need ativan for when I “come off” adderall, either instant release 4-6 hours, or XR putting it at 8-10 hours for the magic point in my day where, if there is no ativan, clicking “send” on that email is probably a BAD idea if you’ve got any emotions typed in. Better to focus on something else and come back to it.

Weighty Matters: When will we ever learn taking away cupcakes for many means …
Weighty Matters: When will we ever learn taking away cupcakes for many means war? Now this is something I'd consider worth an addiction. … We sang four verses of the legendary anti war ballad “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” where the flowers get …
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Born Again
But Lloyd didn't survive to live that song. No, his life is much more defined by “Keep it Simple,” an inspirational tome of sayings, referenced often by individuals in 12-step recovery programs (for drug and alcohol addiction). …. Reviewing Lloyd's …
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5 receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
She meets weekly with others to lead Bible study, served as secretary for the Bulloch Alcohol and Drug Council for 35 years and wrote grants, as well as helped with the Red Ribbon anti-drug abuse campaign. "Her passion for helping families through the …
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Election for District Attorney: Prosecutor Terri Wyatt departed DA's office to …
La Jolla Town Council will host a forum with the DA candidates during its next meeting, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. The candidates will field questions from attendees. By Pat Sherman … Brewer, who also graduated …
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David Cassidy gets probation, rehab for DUI conviction
Los Angeles (CNN) — Former teen idol David Cassidy must spend the next five years on probation after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge in Los Angeles on Monday. A judge also ordered Cassidy, 63, to spend 90 days in alcohol rehab, but …
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Up in smoke [Commentary]
Finally, one of the more interesting opinion pieces I've read on the legalization of pot was written by Dr. Howard Samuels, one of the nation's leading drug and alcohol experts and founder of The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles. In response to …
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City of Malibu Issues Violation Notice to Passages Drug Rehab
In their campaign against the proliferation of high-priced drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities on the residential streets of Malibu, city officials are heralding a break-through with a change in state policy and more enforcement. Kara Seward …
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Lindsay Lohan's 0000 rehab stint at Cliffside Malibu 'was complimentary'
It seems management at the centre, which boasts on its website it offers the 'finest drug and alcohol addiction treatment anywhere in the world,' decided the publicity from having the infamous hellraiser staying there offset the cost. An insider told …
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Paradigm to Offer Phone Counseling Over Spring Break for Teens
No matter where the problem lies, the counselors at Paradigm Malibu work to address the current issue and any underlying core ones," Cole Rucker of Paradigm Malibu explains. Teen eating disorders encompass many mental health conditions. … Even those …
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Right Step Opens 'Women Only' Substance Abuse and Intimacy Disorders …
Right Step addiction treatment center in Dallas/Ft. Worth opens the Substance Abuse and Intimacy Disorders program (SAID DFW) for women only. SAID DFW treats women who have relationship and intimacy issues that are undermining their ability to live …
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New Website For Summit Behavioral Health As They Launch New Facilities And …
The treatment (flexible, holistic and personalized drug and alcohol addiction treatment) incorporate evidence-based treatment programs and dual diagnosis; provided in their facilities, as well as patients' chosen venues. Treatment depends on a patient …
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