Opiates vs Alcohol?

So.. after many "experiments".. i've noted that both alcohol and opiates give that same kinda "high".. if youthink about it. the more you move the more vertigo you feel.. and you just feel like youre being pressed down into whatever chair/bed your in (that relaxed feeling i love..)

do'nt get me wrong..i'm not a druggy..

but i do like a high once in a while..

and opiates do it wonderfully..with a relatively (even for me) low dose of any opiate... i feel moderately high and stuff.... and then with alcohol... a few shots will get me moderately buzzed ("high")... but.... for some reason... although i get the same satisfaction outof both chemicals... i always drink more alcohol to get a better buzz... when i never need a few more pills to get that extra high.. (although that'd be a nic eidea... i generally don't go for it..)

so my question is.. why do i go for more alcohol.. but not more opiates??

anti-drugists.... please chill out. afterall, whats "answers" for anyways?

Alcohol and opiates act on the brain in different ways. Opiates act on your endorphin receptor sites (endorphins are your body's natural painkiller/euphoric chemicals), while alcohol is more of a general central nervous system depressant. So they really aren't doing the same thing to your brain- your conscious mind is just interepreting the sensations as being similar.

Another factor- if you're like most people, you've been doing alcohol longer than opiates, so you likely haven't built up a tolerance to opiates yet. Don't worry- YOU WILL. Then you will definitely need those "few more pills".

Also to be considered- everyone has a different body chemistry and experiences drugs in their own way. Not everyone experiences either of the sensations you describe, with alchohol or opiates. In fact, in my experience it's pretty rare for people to think the two buzzes are at all similar.

For excellent, non-judgmental and non-biased info on drugs, I recommend www.erowid.org. They have extensive, well-documented info on every imaginable aspect of drugs and their use.

ehhh opiates are usually stronger than alchohol depending on the dosage, but i would say drinking gets you buzzed more because your drink is more potent than your opiate

The only reason I could be considered an anti-druggie is I've worked on a Chemical Dependency unit of a hospital for 33 years and have seen way too many intelligent people go down the tubes behind drugs. You certainly have the option to get high using whatever method works for you. I guess I kind of wish you could get a natural high without destroying your brain and other organs. I've heard of people who prefer alcohol to drugs but they could never define why they preferred that to opiates. They sometimes said it was that alcohol is easily obtained when you usually need a prescription or a connection to get the opiates. It's your life.