Opioids Oxy + benzodiazepine + blood pressure meds

[Tarwater]

I had a friend get picked up with a bag of razor blades, snorting tubes, and three types of pills - OxyContin, benzodiazepine, and a blood pressure medication (all prescription).

What does this combination achieve?

 

[kleinerkiffer]

Suicide ?

 

[Speed King]

The razors and tubes probably get you a drug abuse charge. The other three could produce euphoria or an anti anxiety effect, I suppose. The blood pressure meds and benzodiazepines would possibly help anxiety or add additional cns depression. At least the pills were prescribed.

 

[tacodude]

As the first response said suicide... At least snorting benzos are a waste... Don't mix opiates and benzos.

 

[Tarwater]

The razors and tubes probably get you a drug abuse charge.

Maybe i should have asked a different way - why would someone take those three drugs together?

She did get picked up and she did get a drug charge, but I'm curious why an addict would take that combination of drugs.

 

[kleinerkiffer]

^Well, opioids and benzodiazepines synergise pretty well, meaning that the combination is more euphoric than just one alone, but combining CNS depressants increases the risk of respiratory depression and death. Throw in blood pressure medication and her pulse/blood pressure will decrease rapidly, this could lead to death too as your organs like heart, kidneys etc don't get enough blood/oxygen.

 

[sekio]

Opioids plus benzos is a pretty standard potentiating combination, depending on what exactly the "blood pressure medication" was, it could be used to potentiate the opioids as well if it's something like clonidine.

So basically it's to get a stronger sedative/euphoric/painkilling effect than oxycodone alone.

 

[Speed King]

This thread has been answered pretty well. Closed