Overcoming alcohol dependence with DXM

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Originally Posted by mindloss

However, for SWIM, he found that it effectively totally eliminated his desire for alcohol (and cigarettes too—he is a longtime smoker). DXM is non-addictive (some even say anti-addictive), and SWIM has now gone a week without using either DXM or alcohol, and feels no desire to use either.

It's a very curious compound, isn't it?
It used as neuroprotective, it blocks tolerance to opiates, apparently helps with alcohol cravings. What's more we have also a thread documenting experiment with utilising small doses of DXM to block nicotine cravings. See this thread: Quitting cigarettes with DXM

I don't know whether DXM can be called "non-addictive", there are known cases of addiction to it. Personally I would tell that even in this respect DXM is a curiously ambiguous compound. It's a dissociative psychedelic in higher doses - with rather low addiction potential. In lower doses, however, it's euphoriant-stimulant with average addiction potential. It can be a wonder-drug for escapistic purposes and in certain individuals using it may become a compulsive way of dealing with reality.

See this thread: DXM and addiction.

Fortunately it's not nearly as toxic as the popular believe holds and certainly it's addictive potential is only low-to-average. Also its abuse is sustainable in a short run only due to a phenomenon known as "loss of magic".

Some background: Alf took a few DXM trips this year. (For a first time in his life and he's 37; actually, researching DXM led him to DF in January'09, imagine!). To avoid negative consequences he always spaced out his trips by at least 3-4 weeks. Then in July did it last time and feels no urge to use ever since (even though he has more than 2.5g stashed and readily available).

As experienced as he is, Alf feels deep respect for dextromethorphan and it's properties. He found it extremely fascinating but also very challenging mentally/spiritually. A treat really that should be ritualised and celebrated but also undertaken as a serious affair. In right circumstances though, it might have high abuse potential: it's cheap, legal, OTC, fun, stimulating, inebriating with many "otherworldly" effects of a hallucinogen. Some people may find it quite irresistible.

EDIT:
I must say that taking 700mg doses few times a week is really... a lot. Too often. Most creatures would advise strongly against it, for many reasons (mental changes experienced by chronic users, soaring tolerance that takes ages to drop down, loss of magic, etc.). For Alf (65kg), highest dose ever was 615mg and 555mg augmented with grapefruit juice and marijuana launched him straight into 4th plateau. If you don't mind asking, what are swiy weight and tolerance? And what is swiy motivation to trip several times a week?