Opioid Tolerance has been shown to be regulated by NMDA
receptors. When somebody takes an opioid glutamate is released in
the brain and binds to the NMDA receptors causing an increase in
opioid tolerance. There have been several studies that show that
taking and opioid with a NMDA antagonist (a drug that blocks NMDA
receptors, effectively "turning them off") prevents the development
of opioid tolerance. An accessible NMDA antagonist is DXM or
Dextromethorphan which is found in many different cold medicine
preparations. Be careful if taking a multiple ingredient cold
medicine as many contain acetaminophin and other ingredients that
can be dangerous if taken in high doses. Hope this helps, I
included a link to a study if your interested.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2045628