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Assessment and Treatment Planning for Cocaine-Abusing Methadone-Maintained Patients
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series10

Appenidx E - Multidrug Abuse Patterns

Multidrug Abuse Patterns

CombinationDesired Effect
Heroin plus alcoholEnhance a "high" or create euphoria
Heroin followed by alcoholSelf-medicate narcotic withdrawal symptoms
Heroin plus cocaine"Speedball": enhance or alter cocaine "high" or euphoria
Heroin followed by cocaineMedicate narcotic withdrawal or mitigate cocaine "nerves" (overstimulation)
Cocaine plus alcoholEnhance "high"; modulate overstimulation
Cocaine followed by alcoholMedicate cocaine anxiety, nervousness; modulate the "crash" (parachute)
Cocaine followed by heroinMedicate overstimulation; modulate the crash (parachute)
Methadone plus alcoholCreate a high; accelerates metabolism
Methadone plus cocaineModulate the anxiety and nervousness that is frequent with cocaine use; parachute effect of crash
Methadone plus "benzos" (e.g., Valium)Create a high; "boost" the methadone
 



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