Today, Citizen Y Begins Adivan

Citizen X has many friends who do many drugs. Some of these drugs are illict and used for recreation. Citizen X does not do these drugs and is going to make observations of those around him who do. Citizen X is sXe, meaning I am straight edge. I abstain from all drug usage, recreational or therapeutic. This blog is a record of what effects I see the drugs doing to these people and what they tell of me of the drugs feeling. I might do a bit of research into them, but I will not use any drug (especially caffeine)

Citizen X's first friend of interest is Citizen Y. Citizen Y has an "x" and a "y" chromosome. Y enjoys recreational drugs, especially stimulants and some psychedelics. Y has also used opiates and has had a few run ins with addiction. Y smokes cigarettes and cannabis while maintaining a steady caffeine supply. Most of Y's drug issues come from his rather odd emotional response mechanisms which Y regulates with these substances (or so he says). Though in the case of Y, Y might not be hiding behind that excuse. Today, Y went to the psychiatrist to address his self-harming panic attacks that accompany extreme stress for Y. The psychiatrist then prescribed Y Ativan. The active ingredient in Ativan is Lorazepam, which according to Wikipedia has the same long term effects as alcohol. Except with Ativan, the user only needs to take it for about a month before addiction becomes extremely likely. Unlike what the doctor told Citizen Y, Lorazepam is one of the more addictive sleep-aide/anxiety-reducer available. Of course, Y didn't want to take Ambien because it would Y little good when he was in a rage. Tonight, he popped his first pill of Ativan, which in this case was for a medically legitimate reason. What effect it has on him will be determined shortly.